Equality & Diversity

Suspensions have risen in primary schools but fallen in secondaries. Here, education leaders tell Tes what they think is behind the contrasting trends

The number of permanent exclusions in the spring term is the highest ever, DfE data shows, and growing proportions of SEND and disadvantaged students are being suspended

Many pupils with vision impairment are not being given enough support to reach their full potential, writes Lucy Chetty

Affluent pupils are almost twice as likely to attend high-attaining schools as poorer pupils, even within the same catchment area, research shows

In response to a rise in antisemitic incidents in schools, an independent review led by Sir David Bell has issued a call for evidence

But high-attaining maths students in Year 7 and Year 8 performed worse when taught in mixed-ability groups, according to research from Education Endowment Foundation

Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MP’s visit last year

Most of the schools successful in applying for the grant to open new nurseries have fewer FSM pupils than the national average, Tes analysis reveals

The government’s pledge to halve the disadvantage-related attainment gap is ‘intentionally’ vague and does not address the root causes of this inequality in outcomes, experts tell MPs

Review warns of the risk of an ‘unhealthy culture’ at the teaching union but finds no evidence of systemic sexual harassment, bullying or discrimination

Research shows that merely adding new books to set text lists doesn’t lead to true diversity in GCSE English. To really make a change, we need to start removing the old faithfuls, writes End Sexism in Schools’ English lead

With new research revealing the difficulties of being both a teacher and a parent, the NASUWT union calls for further increase in fully paid maternity leave