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Virus has ‘really accelerated’ in pupils in Leicestershire, where autumn term started earlier than average, experts say

Boris Johnson has made sweeping changes at the Department for Education this week. So who are the new people in charge?

But the daily school attendance rate in Scotland remains some way off pre-Covid annual norms

After almost two years of chaos, confusion and distrust, the DfE has an opportunity to start afresh, says Geoff Barton

Teaching union says the move to bring back school inspections is ‘out of touch’ with the reality facing schools

A major update to the EEF toolkit offers far more detailed insights into the research options for school improvements

Any new education secretary faces a big job but Nadhim Zahawi has perhaps a bigger to-do list than most. Sam Freedman breaks down the challenges he faces and what it might mean for those in education

Heads’ leader says new education secretary’s most important job is to get more funding for pupils’ recovery from Covid

Prize-winning author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera talks about his school days and a teacher who became like a second mother

A decision to set up an artists’ residency at an international school in Thailand has fostered a spirit of collaboration and led to some ‘wonderful moments’ of creativity, says Alex Soulsby

The updated Sutton Trust/EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit offers a far wider array of insights into the different approaches schools can use to boost outcomes

Placing children with SEND in mainstream education then crossing our fingers and hoping for the best isn’t enough – we need research-based practice and better training, says Margaret Mulholland