DfE

Funding cuts for children’s centres and Family Hubs are putting ‘unsustainable’ pressure on schools and teachers, warns the Centre for Young Lives

Over the next few years, national pupil numbers are expected to continue to decline. But new DfE data shows not every region or phase will follow that trend, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Tes’ findings show that RISE teams risk targeting schools that are already improving under new governance, trust leaders say

Oli de Botton has been appointed the prime minister’s expert adviser on education and skills

Education secretary’s appeal to address online influences on boys comes as children’s commissioner warns of a ‘crisis in childhood’

Secondary students’ socioemotional skills lag behind those of their international peers but could be strengthened at school, finds research

The DfE announces more funding for schools to open nurseries – but sector leaders voice doubts about finding enough staff

Union says funding is key to improving school safety and warns teachers need ‘the backing of ministers when it comes to dealing with violent and disruptive behaviour’

Today the government will be forced to defend its policy of VAT on independent school fees in the High Court. But what will happen if the private school claimants win?

Headteacher groups write to the House of Lords to voice concerns over the reported nomination of former chief inspector Amanda Spielman

Edapt has already recorded double the number of redundancy and restructuring cases in the past three months than in the whole of 2024, with concerns of more on the horizon

Confederation of School Trusts raises concern that the definition of stuck schools can include a school that got a less-than-‘good’ Ofsted grade before a trust took it on