Policy

Too many young people have been ‘cast adrift’ by the school system, prime minister Andy Burnham tells Labour Party conference

The requirements for enrichment activities during the school day need to be spelled out, says Commons Education Select Committee chair

We’ve had plenty of past attempts to build an education system that works for every pupil – and all have failed because they’ve been based on a two-tier model, warns Roy Blatchford

The education secretary commits to further reforms to the schools watchdog, and defends Labour’s planned expansion of technical education

Department for Education cites lack of regulatory oversight in these countries and the use of Gmail and Hotmail addresses in applications as reasons for change

As the DfE introduces new vocational GCSEs, the sector needs to reject assumptions that pupils who struggle academically must instead be ‘good with their hands’, write two sector leaders

Rob Ford explains what led him to take on a job in a country at war – and how teachers’ professionalism and pupils’ sense of fun remain central to delivering education, whatever the circumstances

The teacher training charity also cuts costs for schools and plans to send trainees to schools in groups to make working in isolated communities more appealing

Government told to ‘get a grip’ after Tes reveals ‘appalling’ reductions to schemes helping pupils at risk of serious violence

Education secretary says pressure caused by broader accountability system – with Ofsted a ‘core part of that’ – is ‘constantly’ on the government’s mind

New performance awards risk creating inequality, warn the NAHT and NASUWT as the unions call for changes to the government’s pay reforms

EEF’s Professor Becky Francis explains why it’s vital that education research answers the most pressing questions facing educators – and how teachers can help ensure they do just that