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Government’s headline rise to minimum per-pupil funding largely reflects grants being rolled into the NFF, leaving schools facing real-terms cuts, says Simon Oxenham

The expectation of ‘hero leaders’ is causing a fragmented approach across schools and trusts, and ultimately risking pupil outcomes, says report

The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs – but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such activities

The government has said that schools should ensure that any student who wishes to study triple science at GCSE can do so, but concerns have been raised over a lack of teachers

The claimaints’ call for a judicial review over smartphones in schools argues that DfE guidance does not go far enough to protect pupils

Nearly 850 single-academy trusts remain, including some of the highest performing schools in England. Labour wants them to join multi-academy trusts, but persuading them won’t be easy, finds Jabed Ahmed