News

General Election 2024: Three major education crises at the heart of the campaign ahead of July 4

Government policy

Education Select Committee: Unless workforce feels 'respected and rewarded', teacher shortfalls in key subjects will deepen

Recruitment & Retention

Schools urged to focus attendance efforts on the 2.4 million students who miss 5% to 15% of school

Attendance

Mental health support teams: Schools lament ‘glacial progress’

Mental health

Pension shortfalls of up to £70,000: School leaders call for supplementary fund

School funding and finance

‘A cosmetic change’ – school leaders unimpressed by Ofsted move

Ofsted

One in seven teens experience abuse relating to online 'nude-sharing'

Safeguarding

One-word inspection judgements: Anger builds as DfE and Ofsted defend grading system

Ofsted

Extended learning walks: Deep dives to be axed from Section 8 inspections

Ofsted

Teaching on the cheap? Two in five TAs cover at least five hours of lessons a week

Support staff

Teachers lose 7 minutes out of every 30 dealing with misbehaviour in lessons

Behaviour

Only 1% of school leaders say they have enough money to fully meet pupils’ needs

School funding and finance