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Charlie Lang, who has spent more than two decades at the Department for Education, will take up the role in November

Schools already have to follow healthier food standards from September, but ‘more draconian’ rules are needed, says Dame Prue Leith

Consultancy firm will develop national standards setting out how teachers should use AI and technology safely and effectively

Inspection evidence from schools will help inform strategies for keeping 16- to 18-year-olds in education, training or employment

This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed

The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year

Girls, disadvantaged students and children with SEND report lower levels of school belonging, DfE study finds

Any inquiry into the gender divide in educational outcomes should confront the ‘unthinkable’ prospect of ‘inherent’ differences between girls and boys, says Professor Alan Smithers

Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate

DfE study of 9,000 five- and six-year-olds reveals findings on behaviour, predicted outcomes and parent engagement

Former Ofsted chief highlights the ‘extraordinary’ security measures required in Jewish faith schools as he reveals the interim findings from his review into antisemitism in education settings

Education secretary Lucy Powell prioritises tackling the Neet crisis and insists the newly announced technical education routes will not create a ‘two-tier system’