Education secretary Bridget Phillipson told leaders this evening she “won’t shy away from [doing] what’s difficult and long term” after a row reopened this week over planned SEND reforms.

Twenty multi-academy trust chief executives have been appointed to a government advisory group. Among the names are leaders ...

Government lacks a “coherent plan” to boost recruitment, hasn’t clearly explained how its 6,500 teacher target was calculated ...

If the government is serious about meeting its teacher recruitment target, it must create the conditions for innovation, not stifle them. That means supporting schools that trial new ideas, ...

The government has published a 150-page “writing framework” for primary schools, which encourages schools to prioritise ...

The curriculum and assessment review is dealing with “dilemmas” over the volume of GCSE assessment and concerns over ...

National key stage 2 SATs results show another slight increase in the proportion of pupils meeting the “expected” standard.

The government will also develop a new training course for reception teachers and put more early years content into National ...

Watchdog report shows widespread clashes between councils and academy trusts as Labour plans admission reforms ...

To unlock their full potential, we need to keep apprenticeship funding in line with other ITT routes, cut unnecessary red ...

Potential bans on building companies involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster could impact “every” school project, the government’s property arm has warned. Ministers are considering whether to use new ...

In previous years, the statutory guidance has tended to be published in May or June, before coming into force the following ...