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May 2026

  • Uniformed male and female students moving between classes

    Ofsted inspections pushing headteachers to ‘point of destruction’, union chief says

    NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to ‘Nando’s-style’ scoring
  • Primary students taking a test

    Fixing systemic problems with Send funding and inclusion

    Letters: Jan Shapiro calls for a searching examination of the assumptions and culture that shape practice across the Send system. Plus Mary Smith sets readers and journalists a challenge based on her granddaughter’s revision sheet
  • Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane

    ‘Culture of misogyny’: teacher surrounded by hundreds of students and pelted with food at elite Brisbane boys’ school, court told

    Teacher at Marist College Ashgrove claims she suffered ‘serious psychiatric injury’ after the schoolyard incident, as school claims matter has been dealt with
  • Girl raising her hand in a secondary school class

    Teaching in classes grouped by ability does not hamper progress of less able pupils, study finds

  • Three pairs of legs standing in front of a brick wall

    Calls for ‘student premium’ to support disadvantaged young people after GCSEs

  • Primary schoolboys and girls doing schoolwork at classroom desks, rear view

    Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds

    NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hit
  • Julia Fiehn

    Other lives
    Julia Fiehn obituary

    Other lives: Educationist who wrote citizenship textbooks and volunteered for community groups
  • Paul Black

    Other lives
    Paul Black obituary

    Other lives: Educationist who helped to draw up the national curriculum framework for England in the late 1980s
  • A healthy school meal comprised of curry with rice, salad, fruit, and a glass of milk.

    Serving up salad success at school dinners

    Letters: Robin Jenkins reminisces about an experiment when he was a school dinner manager in London. Plus a letter from Paul Flowers
  • Students sitting exams.

    Exam-obsessed school system doesn’t make the grade

    Letters: Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s finding that exam-focused schools are failing to prepare pupils for the real world
  • A plastic school dinner plate and cup with serving dishes of food behind

    Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers

    Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food
  • Pupils skip during playtime at a primary school

    Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds

    More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with Send
  • Glass and stone high-rise with rounded corners, seen from street level, on cloudless day.

    Los Angeles school board votes to set limits on classroom screen time

  • Damien Egan smiling and wearing a Labour rosette

    Inquiry clears Bristol school of antisemitism for postponing Jewish MP’s visit

  • Lola Okolosie

    I was wrong about the danger of smartphones in schools. It’s far, far worse than I thought

    Lola Okolosie
  • A teacher works with two pupils on a science experiment

    Officials too slow to act on falling pupil numbers in England, says watchdog

  • Teenager sitting in front of laptop with two posters on the wall in front of him.

    Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules

    Appeals court ruling is a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools
  • A boy in school uniform looks at a smartphone as he holds it in his hands

    Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new plans

    Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory ban
  • Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery. On the first he observed the transit of Venus and charted the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia, claiming them for Britain, and on the second he explored the Southern Ocean. The main objective of his last voyage was to find a northern sea passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He was killed when a fight broke out with natives in Hawaii. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

    Colonial blindspot in British history teaching

    Letter: Prof Kim Solga responds to an article by an A-level student who wonders how attitudes will change if students aren’t taught the reality of British colonial history
  • Students sit exams at individual desks in a large hall.

    ‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

    Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’
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