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SATs twice as likely to be in deficit as academies within MATs

Nearly two-fifths of single-academy trusts had an in-year deficit in 2024-25, according to Tes analysis highlighting the financial challenges of standalone academies

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SATs twice as likely to be in deficit as academies within MATs

Nearly two-fifths of single-academy trusts had an in-year deficit in 2024-25, according to Tes analysis highlighting the financial challenges of standalone academies

Healthier school menus: all you need to know

Government proposals would lead to new rules on school breakfasts, lunches and drinks in order to tackle poor diets among children

Funding fears over new school food standards

Deep-fried food will be banned from school menus in England as part of government plans – but experts warn about the increased cost of providing healthier options

Co-op Academies Trust set to expand northwards

Trust says it is in 'advanced discussions' with the DfE about absorbing six schools from a MAT in Cumbria, which would make it one of the top 25 biggest trusts

NEU’s handling of sexual harassment and bullying ‘inadequate’

Review warns of the risk of an 'unhealthy culture' at the teaching union but finds no evidence of systemic sexual harassment, bullying or discrimination

OxfordAQA shakes up its international exams offer

A new exam series in October and earlier results days are among the changes unveiled by the provider of exams to schools across the world

Pressure for GCSE maths re-mark after Ofqual upholds complaint

Exam board OCR apologises for 'inconsistencies in our past materials' but insists there were 'no errors' in maths question – prompting a petition for papers to be re-marked

Teachers call for new training on misogynistic abuse

NASUWT members reveal ordeal faced in classroom amid concerns about the influence of the 'manosphere'

Teachers ‘forced to choose’ between family and job

With new research revealing the difficulties of being both a teacher and a parent, the NASUWT union calls for further increase in fully paid maternity leave

A-level and IGCSE exams cancelled across Middle East

Exam boards Cambridge, Pearson and OxfordAQA write to schools in UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait, confirming students will be graded on existing work and teacher assessments

NEU boss warns of national industrial action to ‘save education’

The leader of England's biggest teaching union threatens industrial action if the government does not provide 'the funding our schools need'

Three-quarters of teachers now using AI in daily work

But half of teachers say their school still has no policy on AI use – and secondary staff are worried about the effect of the tech on students' critical thinking

Disadvantaged high-achievers miss more time in secondary school

Gaps in outcomes between high-achieving pupils from disadvantaged and more affluent backgrounds emerge in secondary school, research shows

NEU urges action as teachers report being ‘grabbed and punched’

Delegates at the teaching union's annual conference back motion calling for a national campaign to reduce violence in schools

Most secondary teachers ‘regularly’ see mental health-related absence

More than three-quarters of teachers also routinely see their students experiencing 'social difficulties', according to NEU survey on mental health in schools