Teacher recruitment hitting disadvantaged schools hardest

Teachers in the most deprived state schools are less confident that current job vacancies in their school will be filled.

Schools lacking confidence to handle online abuse

Only 37 per cent of school leaders feel very confident in identifying and handling online abuse incidents involving children.

Teachers needing emotional support rises by quarter

The number of education staff calling a counselling helpline for emotional support has risen to a new record high.

New Ofsted focus on focus on curriculum

Ofsted has outlined plan to re-focus inspections on how results are achieved, rather than the results themselves.

New reception class check-up pilot

More than 9,600 primary schools have registered to take part in the pilot of the Reception Baseline Assessment this September.

Primary schools run by the troubled Silver Birch Academy Trust have been accused of giving children answers to Sats exams.

Former Headteacher Suzanne Barham says she was ordered to cheat by the trust's chief executive, Patricia Davies

£5 million Youth Performance Partnership programme announced

BRIT School, BBC North and Lowry Trust to partner with schools across the country

Five London primaries to take part in groundbreaking air quality project

The scheme will involve 250 pupils wearing specially adapted backpacks to and from school for a week

Advisory group to examine pressure on teachers

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced a new advisory group which will examine how teachers and school leaders can be better supported to d

Plans to support underperforming schools announced

Schools Minister Lord Agnew has announced plans to provide extra support for underperforming schools in England.

Growing childcare staffing crisis highlighted

New Save the Children analysis has revealed that there is an acute shortage of nearly 11,000 graduate early years teachers in England.

Forty-six per cent of secondary school parents feel exams are too pressured for their children - only slightly higher than much younger children, at 40 per cent

Current measures to assess children’s reading ability are failing to take into account the whole range of activities that define whether a child is reading well, according to leading charities.

New research has revealed huge variation in the take-up of private tuition in the UK, with pupils in London eight times as likely to have had a tutor than those in Scotland.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched a new Reading Challenge for schools to encourage children to read for pleasure.

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