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The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was ‘desperate’ to keep schools open in January 2021 but ‘it wasn’t a runner’

There are ‘outstanding questions’ about whether schools have resources to meet demand for mental health and SEND services, says Robin Walker

Government data shows the teacher recruitment crisis has ‘plumbed new depths’, heads’ leaders warn

The government has recruited just half of the secondary teacher trainees it said it needed this year

Exam boards have called on the government to make sure schools have the digital access and guidance they need for online GCSE exams

The education secretary, answering MPs’ questions on a range of issues, says some schools are still waiting for a second RAAC building survey

While the pandemic has been cited as the big factor in changes in the latest Pisa scores, there are also worrying longer-term trends, says the EPI’s Louis Hodge

Education secretary Gillian Keegan tells MPs that three schools with RAAC are still operating a hybrid model, with some pupils doing remote learning

NASUWT declares a second formal dispute with Gillian Keegan over what it claims are ‘deliberate’ delays in setting a remit for the independent teacher pay body

Gareth Conyard, joint chief of the Teacher Development Trust and a former civil servant, speaks to Tes about the importance of treating people well and why we shouldn’t expect teachers to be ‘heroes’

Government scheme to increase the number of maths teachers by spreading out financial incentives actually led to fewer staff in the system, analysis suggests

Confederation of School Trusts CEO Leora Cruddas warns that minimum service levels risk putting schools ‘in direct conflict’ with their staff