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We spoke to the actor and writer about his favourite teacher, his memories of eating frogs’ legs and snails during a French exchange, and find out whether anyone from his school days inspired characters in the Fast Show

The profession is often perceived as a stressful one with a heavy workload that impacts staff wellbeing. Now, new research – published first in Tes – gives detailed insights into the general levels of happiness and self-worth among those who work in education. Zofia Niemtus reports

Ensuring equality of technology provision isn’t just about whether a child has a digital device and access to the internet – it’s also about whether they have the right kind of device for their age group and for the task their teacher has set, finds Chris Parr

Heads’ union reports ‘frustrations’ with the catch-up scheme and say it’s not reaching schools in every part of the country

Policy will be reviewed in advance of step three of the roadmap out of lockdown, schools minister says

Watchdog identifies the principles it says underpin a quality science education as it begins subject focus

In an open letter to the education secretary, this head argues that schools’ financial situation is untenable

Minister says evidence supports school mobile phone bans – but heads tell DfE to instead focus on ‘big policy issues’

Pupils chose more difficult reading matter during lockdown, study finds

Minister says individual schools will not lose funding ‘as a direct consequence’ of pupil premium census date change

Sir Kevan Collins will ‘say more’ on his advice for ‘medium- and longer-term’ action in the summer term, says minister

Pupils’ reading for pleasure increased in lockdown – but the difficulty levels of books ‘plateaued’ in upper primary