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Education policy

April 2026

  • 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

  • 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

  • School pupils in uniform looking at mobile phones

    The Guardian view on screens in schools: big tech is finally under the microscope

  • Students sitting exams.

    Exam-obsessed school system doesn’t make the grade

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

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

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

    Lola Okolosie

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

  • Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England

  • UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% from September

March 2026

  • Generic stock picture of pupils in school uniform walking down the street. The picture is cropped at their waists.File photo dated 26/01/12 of generic stock picture of pupils. Rising staff costs and a growing demand for special educational needs provision is driving more academy trusts into deficit, a report has suggested. Nearly three in five (58%) trusts were running an in-year deficit in 2024, according to an analysis of the financial data of more than 260 academy trusts in England which represent nearly 2,300 schools. Issue date: Thursday February 6, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story EDUCATION Funding. Photo credit should read: David Jones/PA Wire

    Councils in England must outline Send plans to access £860m funding pot

  • Bridget Phillipson at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) conference in Liverpool on 13 March 2026.

    Why I had to turn to lawyers as the parent of a child with Send

  • Little girl sitting on sofa looking at a tablet with other toys around her

    Three-quarters of nine-month-olds in England have ‘daily screen time’

  • Students with suitcases at the entrance to a quadrangle at the university.

    Row over tuition fees cut for European students threatens Starmer’s EU reset

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    Jonathan Brown obituary

  • Schools in England sidelining dressing-up for World Book Day, MPs hear

February 2026

  • Lewis/Badenoch composite

    It’s been decreed: something must be done about student loans in England

  • Pupils wearing uniforms moving between classes in a school yard

    Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees

  • Britain PoliticsBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson attend a breakfast club with students at St Anne's Catholic Primary School near Reading, England, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP)

    Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns

  • Primary students and ateacher carry school bag while walking in street on a rainy winter day

    What are the Send changes in England likely to cost and what are the hurdles?

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