Policy

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

Scottish first minister tells UK Covid inquiry that ministers took an ‘arm’s-length’ approach to alternative qualifications and assessment during pandemic

Our young people are absorbing extreme views via social media, but schools have a unique power to combat this dangerous polarisation, says MAT chief Gulcin Sesli

Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

The reform of Scotland’s qualifications body has often been dismissed by critics as little more than a name change – true or not, rebranding will be needed. So how much will this cost?

EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered

The withdrawal of teacher training bursaries for English risks undermining more than just the subject itself – and it comes at a critical time, warns Sarah Mullin

Warning that ‘school just isn’t working’ for white working-class children, the education secretary promises policy to address this is in the forthcoming Schools White Paper

The inclusion of English as an additional language in the new inspection toolkit means schools need to look again at this area of provision, writes Katherine Solomon

Most teachers expect the government’s upcoming changes will have a negative impact on pupils with complex needs, YouGov survey finds