Katherine Birbalsingh: Middle class parents shun my schools
The middle class shuns Britain’s strictest school because the pupils are not wealthy, its headmistress said.
MPs question Education Secretary on SEND, early years, forced adoption
The session offers MPs an important opportunity to scrutinise the Department for Education’s approach to major issues against a backdrop of significant reform, as well as financial pressures, across the education system.
Physics postdocs ‘losing faith in UK careers’ after STFC cuts
Only 8 per cent of early career physicists would advise others to pursue career in UK research after downturn in postdoc funding, survey finds.
Are we designing graduates for performance or personal transformation?
What would a pedagogy of uncertainty look like?
Employers’ contributions to teachers’ pensions ‘very likely’ to reduce – minister
A “considerable reduction” to the amount FE providers contribute to teachers’ pensions is “highly likely” following a revaluation of the scheme, a minister has revealed.
Key Stage 2 attainment, lifetime absence and context
We use Key Stage 2 data for 2025 from the National Pupil Database (NPD). We include all 653,000 pupils at state-funded mainstream and special schools.
Valued by children, but feeling undervalued by society
In Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings across the world, staff are greeted each morning with hugs, smiles, laughter and occasionally some tears.
Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: Professor Sir David Baulcombe
His Majesty King Charles III has been pleased to appoint Professor Sir David Charles Baulcombe FRS FMedSci to succeed Professor Dame Sally Davies GCB DBE FRS FMedSci when she steps down later this year.
Farage: I’ll appoint political enforcers to stop schools promoting diversity
A Reform UK government would ban schools and colleges from engaging in diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives and appoint Whitehall enforcers to ensure compliance, the party has said.
Governor oversight of food standards ‘risks being counterproductive’
Making a lead governor oversee the implementation of new school food standards “feels haphazard” and “risks being counterproductive”, ministers have been warned.
Farage: I’ll appoint political enforcers to stop colleges promoting diversity
A Reform UK government would ban schools and colleges from engaging in diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives and appoint Whitehall enforcers to ensure compliance, the party has said.
Labour MPs urge Starmer to set targets to boost number of male teachers in England
Government ministers have been urged to set targets to boost the number of male teachers in England, as backbench MPs seek to capitalise on turbulence in the Labour party to influence government policy.
Architects of education: empowering the student voice through co-creation
When I arrived from Peru to begin my Master’s and took on the role of Vice President of Education, I quickly realised that leadership in UK Higher Education required more than just a seat at the table; it required an open and flexible mindset.
Headlines of more teachers masks a more mixed picture on teacher shortages underneath
A key headline from last week’s Department for Education (DfE) school workforce statistics is the further progress the Government has made towards its 6,500 teacher target, with 4,654 more teachers above its 2023/24 baseline in the parts of the system DfE is targeting.
The hidden costs for parents of children attending a prom
Parents are facing significant financial pressure as the cost of school proms can exceed £300 per child, a new survey reveals.
The purpose of student survey feedback should be student success
For student survey feedback to create the most value it needs to be treated as a system.
Weekly Round Up - 12/06/2026
A look back at the last week in education, a peek at what's coming up, plus lots of other bits and...
Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875,000 after incorrect results for global English language tests
Ofqual has fined Cambridge English £875,000 after it issued incorrect results to thousands of people who took English language tests, including those used for visa, immigration and university entrance purposes.
£4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries
More qualified nursery teachers will be attracted to England’s most deprived communities with £4,500 bonuses – ensuring tens of thousands more children get the best start in life.
Revealed: the widening gender gap in MAT CEO pay
There has been a sharp rise in the salary gap between male and female leaders of the 100 biggest academy trusts, Tes analysis reveals.