At their best, mergers can improve quality of education, increase financial and operational capacity, and strengthen a ...

The proportion of children in home education with an EHCP across all the responding councils has risen from 5.66 per cent in ...

Pooling GAG is not a quick fix. It is serious, values-driven work that can bring real equity to children’s lives. You cannot ...

Leaders said the inspections are “more collaborative”, with a “definite shift in tone”. One leader said inspectors praised ...

Leaders recruited to the government’s RISE improvement programme have faced “hostility” and resistance from the schools they ...

Staff say their schools are now calmer and more orderly, but seven out of every 30 minutes of lesson time is still lost to ...

The firm overseeing England’s biggest school PFI contract is reportedly going into liquidation, with millions of pounds of ...

Big Education Trust is to consult on proposals to join forces with Oasis Community Learning, which runs 55 academies across ...

Ofsted has confirmed routine inspections under its new 'report card' framework will begin in state schools on December 1, ...

The government has increased funding for schools running its flagship free breakfast clubs as applications open for the next ...

Rates of suspension fell last autumn for the first time since Covid lockdowns, but remain far above those seen before the ...

A social media post by the Department for Education lauding its achievements appears has been widely lambasted by the sector ...