6,500 teacher goal ‘consistent’ with original pledge, Phillipson says
Education secretary faces questions from MPs over the government’s SEND plans, teacher recruitment and curriculum reform.
Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875k over IELTS marking errors
UK qualifications regulator Ofqual has fined Cambridge English £875,000 following an investigation into automated marking errors that led to incorrect IELTS results being issued to more than 62,000 learners worldwide between 2023 and 2025.
Wales aiming to match England on teachers' pay award, minister says
The new Plaid Cymru government is hoping to give teachers in Wales a similar pay increase to that in England, the education minister has said.
Ofsted workload, PPA cover PLUS interview questions that cross a line
Hey there Tappers! We are halfway through June – the countdowns have started!
Prensky 2.0: From digital natives to digital navigators: Rethinking Gen Z’s learning journey
As higher education (HE) educators, we recognise the need to understand Gen Z (born between 1996 and 2012), who now form the majority of university students (Weng, 2024).
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.