Policy

IFS warns that any reforms that would reduce pupils’ rights to cut costs could risk a repeat of the backlash over welfare changes

‘Seamless continuity’ promised by DfE’s in-house property company, in announcement that follows review of all arm’s-length government bodies

Having an education secretary in the engine room of national politics would ensure that schools’ and children’s needs are voiced at the top table, says this MAT CEO

Just seven of the 100 schools with the highest rates of disadvantage and the lowest rates of English as an additional language have a positive P8. With the metric on pause, is it time to rethink it?

Snap polls by NAHT and NEU show respondents strongly opposed to Ofsted’s report card inspections

One of the first Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) advisers shares insights on how the role works and the impact it can have

Analysis of more than 1,200 pupil premium strategy statements identifies main challenges facing schools

Opposition MSPs criticise slow and ‘incoherent’ response to worsening behaviour in Scottish schools

DfE confirms plans to intervene in more ‘stuck schools’, and will consult on how to define low attainment

Education secretary enters race after Angela Rayner’s resignation

Ofsted is pushing ahead with its plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term

The British Council says that although more than a third of students have expressed an interest in taking the subject, it is only available to 5 per cent of the UK school population