UK

Simon Rose had been interim chief executive of the 36-school trust since September and has held other senior roles across DRET

A former deputy head explains how her ‘Pint for Mike’ campaign, launched in memory of her late husband, is encouraging more young people to donate blood

Students are completing time-consuming tasks by hand, whereas professional scientists use advanced tools such as AI and machine learning, says Royal Society of Chemistry

And three-quarters of teachers say that homelessness has led to pupils doing poorly in assessments, research shows

Treasury says the DfE must fund any teacher pay award from its existing budget, with no additional money being provided beyond spending review settlements

Ofqual says the size of Pearson’s fine for three separate cases reflects the ‘serious nature’ of its failures, which affected ‘tens of thousands’ of students

Google DeepMind aims to build a version of its Gemini chatbot that can be used by teachers and is trained on the national curriculum in England

Pupils with SEND have far higher absence rates than those without. We need systemic change, not simply a focus on attendance, argues this headteacher

New Ofqual data on the number of GCSE and A-level marks changed on review after the summer 2025 exams provides more clarity on the accuracy of marking, explains Dennis Sherwood

From realising that you can’t do it all to the importance of taking your time with new initiatives, these are the key lessons one new head has taken from the past three months

Two maths schools have also been given the go-ahead but most of the 44 mainstream free-school schemes that were on hold look set to be scrapped

Leaders question government decision to drop special and alternative provision free schools amid pressure for specialist places