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Analysis shows that since the pandemic those living in poverty were 3.7 times more likely to be sent home than other pupilsIncreasing numbers of children from poor backgrounds are being suspended from schools in England since the pandemic, according to…
Figures show government is well short of 26,360 target amid crisis in teacher recruitment and retentionOnly half of the required number of trainee secondary school teachers in England have been recruited as the academic year gets under way, analysis sh…
Leader of a secondary school in Essex warns upheaval could have similar negative impact to that caused by Covid lockdownsA headteacher whose 830 pupils must learn semi-remotely for at least a term because of the schools concrete crisis has warned that …
Nick Gibb says buildings continue to be surveyed for risk of collapse after over 100 were told to shutThe schools minister has warned more schools in England could face closure after more than 100 were told to shut just days before term starts for thou…
After years of squeezed funding, teachers are furious at government’s ‘shocking neglect’ of buildingsThousands of pupils may have to start term online as over 100 schools affected by crumble-risk concretePencils are sharpened, shirts are ironed – but c…
Exclusive: Pupils in north-east and London most likely to never have a teacher of similar ethnicity, study findsPupils in parts of England are likely to never have a teacher of the same ethnic background, in part because minority ethnic applicants are …
While many welcome the end of strike action, the campaign for fair pay and better funding for state schools looks set to continueMinisters will have heaved a huge sigh of relief to see teachers and school leaders in England vote to accept a 6.5% pay of…
Members accepted 6.5% pay rise, but said it was not enough to correct decade of real-terms pay cutsSchool strikes in England have been called off after teachers and school leaders in four education unions voted to accept the government’s 6.5% pay offer…
Some local branches to defy teaching unions’ advice to accept deal over recruitment concernsStrikes in schools across England may still happen in September, after local branches of the largest union representing teachers told the Observer this weekend …
Internal battle between ministers leaving schools in England isolated, says head teachers’ representativeSchools are being left in limbo by the government’s “political squabbles” delaying its transgender guidance for students and staff, according to sc…