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Dame Rachel de Souza calls for a change in the law after data shows most school referrals to the anti-terrorism programme bounce back with no action taken

Any inquiry into the gender divide in educational outcomes should confront the ‘unthinkable’ prospect of ‘inherent’ differences between girls and boys, says Professor Alan Smithers

Maths and English literature both saw a bigger increase in top A-level grades this year than the marginal rise recorded across all subjects

Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate

Former Ofsted chief highlights the ‘extraordinary’ security measures required in Jewish faith schools as he reveals the interim findings from his review into antisemitism in education settings

Education secretary Lucy Powell prioritises tackling the Neet crisis and insists the newly announced technical education routes will not create a ‘two-tier system’

DfE launches consultation on cutting employee contribution rates for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme across most salary bands

Students’ sense of belonging in school is strongest where teachers both support them and challenge them to ‘think hard and learn more’, according to new research

Pupil absence increased in both school phases in the autumn term last year, official figures show, prompting calls for the government to focus on implementing its SEND reforms

Education secretary warns that vocational studies must not play ‘second fiddle’ in schools, the week after prime minister Andy Burnham announced new technical education routes

The number of appeals reaching a panel has dropped again, shows DfE data published today, as pupil numbers continue to decline

Official guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force for schools today, but unions say it does not offer schools enough support and that it has arrived too late