Policy

Sutton Trust research reveals the challenges that the government is facing in its drive to make mainstream schools more inclusive

A mandatory reading test for Year 8 students will also be introduced by the end of this parliament, Bridget Phillipson confirms

Top official also tells the Covid inquiry of concerns about the DfE’s current ability – in the event of another pandemic – to identify which pupils have digital devices for remote learning

Schools will already fulfil many of the requirements of new anti-terrorism legislation for public premises but there are still important new duties to consider, says Professor Michael Green

Headteachers’ leaders call for more support and guidance to tackle misogyny in schools as new research suggests it is a growing issue

Former education secretary criticises Boris Johnson for giving ‘false hope’ in spring 2020 that schools would reopen

Withdrawing funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools will have a big negative impact of students for the sake of a small saving, warns this education leader

Students already had the possibility of consulting drama texts in the exam but, in future, all Cambridge IGCSE literature in English papers will be open book, including prose

A combination of global social, economic and environmental crises is changing the role of schools – but are we giving leaders the time, skills and resources to respond?

SEND reforms should leave behind the long-established ‘market system’ of competition, the Tes SEND Show hears

DfE adviser acknowledges that the government’s SEND plans are taking longer than was hoped 

More than a third of Highland school buildings being in disrepair is a sign of ‘clear neglect of rural education’, hears the Scottish Parliament