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Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?
As a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem
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Strep A: Pupils at schools with outbreaks could get antibiotics
Schools minister Nick Gibb says preventative antibiotics could be given to children at schools affected by Strep A infections
Schools to get £500m for energy upgrades
The government has set out more detail on how the extra £2bn from last month's Autumn Statement will be allocated
Teaching lacks flexibility of other jobs, warns minister
Baroness Barran highlights the lack of flexibility in teaching compared with other graduate jobs, when asked why the government is missing teacher recruitment targets
Council funding gap equivalent to 17,500 teachers
Schools in Scotland face funding challenges with councils warning they have a £1 billion budget shortfall and are ‘at a crisis point like never before’
Heads and teachers urged to vote on strikes after ITT slump
School leader and teacher unions issue joint call for votes on industrial action ballots following yesterday's 'disastrous' teacher trainee recruitment figures
School sixth forms face closure without funding boost
Exclusive: Trust leader says cuts to sixth forms could be 'catastrophic' for students if local A-level provision disappears
Revealed: The ‘catastrophic’ drop in teacher trainee numbers
DfE data shows that the government missed three-quarters of subject and phase targets for initial teacher training recruitment
Most heads see a rise in pupils who can’t afford lunch
It is 'a scandal' that growing numbers of school pupils are going without basics such as food and warm clothing, warns Sutton Trust founder
DfE forced to delay catch-up clawback deadline
Exclusive: The government has given some schools longer to challenge its recovery of tutoring cash after heads left in the dark
GCSEs 2023: What schools must do if exams are cancelled
Ofqual doesn't expect schools to determine teacher-assessed grades this year but has set out what's needed in case formal exams can't go ahead in summer
Nicola Sturgeon: Teachers have had a ‘fair’ pay offer
First minister grilled over teacher pay dispute, which led last week to first national strike action since the mid 1980s
DfE fails to hit primary teacher trainee target
Call for 'radical action' on pay and workload as the latest 'catastrophic' teacher trainee data reveals that over three-quarters of subjects missed ITT recruitment target
SEND: DfE bids to boost school psychologist staff
Funding for training new educational psychologists could reach £32m over six years
Primary pupils worse hit by Covid school closures
Partial school closures in spring term 2021 may have had a more negative impact on pupil mental health than those in the first lockdown, NFER analysis suggests
More teacher strikes on cards as unions reject pay offer
Unions highlight that new proposal is actually worse for many experienced teachers in promoted posts than the previous pay offer
Key proposal on SQA reform rejected by government
New exam body will continue to both award and regulate qualifications – fuelling accusations that ongoing Scottish education reform is just a 'rebrand'
Fears for D&T as teaching posts go unfilled
Many secondary schools in Scotland have been unable to recruit design and technology teachers, prompting warnings that the subject could 'die out through neglect'
Oak: Legal action launched against DfE
Legal action described as a 'last resort' has been lodged against DfE decision to turn Oak into arm's-length public body
Schools wait ‘far too long’ for DfE cost-cutter help
Investigation: Budget pressures see sharp rise in schools asking for government financial help – but they could face a long wait, according to data seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog
5 key education issues in Scotland, Wales and NI
The children's commissioners in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland criticise exclusions policies, sex education and financial barriers to learning
Ofsted to launch 3-tier SEND area inspections next year
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission will start new SEND area inspections, which will give one of three judgements, in early 2023
Pupils with poor mental health 3 times more likely to miss lessons
Pupils with mental health issues are less likely to feel safe at school or enjoy learning, NHS survey shows
New teacher training partnerships to get more time before Ofsted
New teacher training provider partnerships, created as a result of the DfE's reaccreditation process, should not be inspected 'too early', says official
Teacher trainee dropout warning amid costs crisis
Exclusive: School-based training providers warn of exodus of students who can't afford to finish courses