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‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

Schools have to be knowledgeable and ready to respond to the growing threat of apps that create fake sexual imagery, argues Shezleen Salaam

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work

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

Teachers in England work longer hours than other graduates with a similar level of education, the OECD Education at a Glance 2026 report also finds

Traditional approaches to teaching canonical texts such as Shakespeare won’t work for all students, says special-school teacher Oana Robu. Here’s how her team have adapted their methods

Boys are far more likely than girls to gamble regularly, according to research that has sparked a call for schools to help combat the risk posed by new forms of gambling encroaching on children’s lives

The UAE-based principal talks to Emma Seith about what led her into international teaching, the importance of being ‘agile’ as a leader and her school’s determination to welcome all students

Nearly a third of girls also heard language that made them worry about their safety in the previous week, DfE research shows

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