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Outwood Grange CEO officially confirmed as the next Ofsted chief inspector, the Department for Education has announced

Attainment at KS1 has risen slightly year-on-year but still remains far below pre-pandemic levels, new DfE figures show

The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in the KS1 phonics check has increased since last year but is still below levels achieved in 2019

No progress has been made over the last decade in tackling the attainment gap for children who are persistently disadvantaged, warns Education Policy Institute report

Baroness Barran and John Edwards said they would discuss fears over exam students 'disadvantaged' by RAAC with the schools minister

Labour announces a new focus on early years and primary school maths, and signals it is up for a 'fight' over private school tax breaks

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces plan for early years review led by former Ofsted chief Sir David Bell

The review led by Sir David Bell will look at ways to increase the amount of primary school-based nursery provision

Parents of children with profound disabilities should be given more control over the 'daunting prospect' of them starting Primary 1, the SNP annual conference will hear

Research by the Youth Sport Trust calls for collective action to ensure girls can access the 'physical and mental wellbeing benefits' that PE can offer

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans to upskill primary teachers to help improve 'lifelong numeracy'

However, shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell said she did not feel pessimistic about the potential to 'turn around some of these issues'

'We've got to stop going back to the prep school of the 1950s and address the school of the 2050s,' says former education secretary

Labour's shadow education secretary tells conference event she wants to explore how tailored support can help children recover from lost learning

The National Governance Association sets out an education manifesto to tackle the big issues raised by governors at schools across the country

But headteachers' leaders warn that focus is also needed on retaining teachers

Speaking at the Labour Party conference, Bridget Phillipson also said Gillian Keegan has become a 'one-woman attack ad factory'

Late last week, the government revealed it had made a mistake in its school funding calculations for next year. But what does this mean for schools, councils and trusts?

Union wants a 'New Deal for Teachers' including 'real-terms pay restoration' and action to cut workload and improve teacher-pupil ratios

Hardeep Kaur has led staff training showing the impact of microaggressions and the importance of correctly pronouncing the names of BAME learners

Ofsted is exacerbating the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, says shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell at Labour's annual conference

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Labour Party conference that Rishi Sunak can 'bring it on' if he wants a fight over which party has more aspiration for children

The government is holding a 'hackathon' to allow schools to experiment with artificial intelligence in areas such as lesson planning and exam marking

It comes after the NEU's Daniel Kebede said that there were 'grounds to reopen' the teacher pay and funding dispute