People, policy, politics
Grammar schools could return in 'social mobility' drive
Selective school ban could be lifted as soon as October, it has been reported
Book corner: Effective School Governance
Swot up for the new academic year with this new guide for school governors
Alan Milburn calls for social mobility for teachers
Chair of Social Mobility Commission calls for scrapping of teacher tuition fees and subsidised...
Editor's blog: Making room for the arts
Ebacc and STEM focus risk seeing arts, sport and music as second-class subjects, says Stephani...
New report shows what universities are really looking for
Commitment, passion and perseverance essential for clearing success, according to new admissio...
New funding formula delayed to 2018
Education Secretary Justine Greening says more time is needed for consultation and implementat...
Cameron announces 31 new free schools
On final visit as Prime Minister, David Cameron recently announced the provision of 20,000 new...
New Schools Network seeks new Director
As Nick Timothy moves into Number 10, free schools organisation launches search for new appoin...
MAT Chief Executives questioned by Committee
Heads of four multi-academy trusts recently faced Education Select Committee to discuss perfor...
ATT welcomes new secondary academy
Queen Elizabeth Academy joins Academy Transformation Trust
State educated ministers dominate new cabinet
Sutton Trust analysis shows big rise in state educated ministers
Justine Greening: the most 'important job' in the cabinet
There are four key priorities for the new Secretary of State for Education, says National Asso...
Book corner: Fish Can't Climb Trees
Helyn Connerr's Mercury Model theory is based on the idea that we all learn differently
Nicky Morgan to press ahead with Spielman appointment
Education Select Committee rejects Amanda Spielman as new head of Ofsted, but Morgan is '100 p...
Academisation no 'magic bullet' for state schools
Education Policy Institute publishes data comparing local authority schools to academies
Schools closed over NUT strike
Following failed talks with the DfE, NUT members to strike today over funding and contracts
Are reality TV shows putting people off teaching?
Survey finds a quarter of workers think shows like 'Educating Yorkshire' are damaging to the p...
Four Salisbury Plain schools form MAT
Following return of soldiers to Salisbury Plain, demand for school places to be met with new a...
'No change' to EU pupils following Brexit vote
Following calls for reassurance, DfE statement says government is business as usual with no ch...
Half of education shadow cabinet stand down
Labour's education team split as MPs stand down, whilst Conservative team considers party lead...
EU pupils fearful of racism
NAHT writes open letter to prime minister calling for assurances for EU pupils
DfE releases 'big picture' of England's schools
DfE census data shows decline of SEN pupils and greater ethnic diversity in state-funded schoo...
Role of leadership unclear, says education think tank
No 'leadership premium' until we know more about what makes a good leader, says CMRE research
Spielman says Ofsted job is 'a challenge I couldn't resist'
Education Select Committee holds pre-appointment hearing to discuss Amanda Spielman's suitabil...
Shadow Education Secretary resigns
Lucy Powell steps down from the shadow cabinet, replaced by former shadow Europe minister Pat ...
Mark Hall Academy earns 'good' Ofsted rating
Essex academy has achieved 'good' rating after being judged 'inadequate' in 2013 prior to acad...
The future of multi academy trusts
There are opportunities and challenges ahead for MATs as the academy sector changes, says Tina...
Two new appointments at Wellsway MAT
Academy trust near Bristol strengthens leadership team with CEO and Principal
Teachers overwhelmingly support 'remain' in EU vote
Seven in 10 teachers would vote to remain a member of the EU, according to new research from T...
Holyport College appoints new head of sixth form
Graham Alford joins Eton-sponsored state boarding school Holyport
New Ofsted Chief Inspector named
Nicky Morgan recommends Amanda Spielman as new Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Servic...
Academy leaders recognised In Queen's birthday honours
Knight and Damehood for academy leaders Paul Marshall and Alice Hudson
New principal for Merchant's Academy
Nick Short joined Bristol academy on 1 June with vision to raise aspirations for younger stude...
'No plan' to fix teacher shortage
Public Accounts Committee report says DfE 'fails to understand' difficulties in school recruit...
Rockwood Academy among best in UK for pupil progress
School in Birmingham named in top 20% by SSAT
Academy sector in numbers, May 2016
We've crunched the DfE numbers to get a big picture of the sector so you don't have to
William Howard Trust welcomes fourth academy
Longtown Primary School joins trust to drive school improvement
Ofsted issues warning on education in East Midlands
Educational provision for thousands of children in the East Midlands is distinctly second divi...
Book corner: Rethinking Education
The latest in the NoNonsense book series questions the concept of knowledge and the 'commodifi...
Are our school leavers ready for work?
Parliamentary Group launches inquiry to examine how well schools prepare young people for thei...