A scheme aimed at providing more external support for pupils with SEND in mainstream schools should see “time limited” support from experts, new government guidance has said.

Local authorities are reporting a surge in demand for education, health and care plan (EHCP) assessments since the government unveiled plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.

Personal data relating to pupils and staff from a school in Powys has been accessed during a cyber security incident that affected 13 schools across the region. 

The way boys are taught in schools should be changed to take account of their "fundamental differences" to girls, Sir Gareth Southgate has said.

Falling pupil numbers in England's schools should be used to cut class sizes, the largest education union has said.

The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed.