Getty Images David Zell worked at the Hampshire school from September 2020 until July 2022 A former assistant headteacher who drove a car into a home while over the drink-drive limit before fleeing has been banned from the profession. David Zell, 37, worked at the Hurst School in Baughurst, Hampshire, …

The former head of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, has criticised the education secretary and accused her of giving “a great deal of time and attention” to the teaching unions. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Ms Spielman claims “effective reforms are being reversed” – referring to potential changes to academy schools’ powers. …

Seb Cheer BBC News, Yorkshire BBC/Seb Cheer Sibel Ansell, Nicholas Humphrey and Vicky Lancaster said their fight to stop Queensway Primary closing would continue Parents and carers have said they are “devastated” by plans to close a Leeds school, as they raised concerns over the impact on children with additional …

Richard Price BBC News, West Midlands Good Future Foundation Stoke-on-Trent South MP Allison Gardner met with teachers during the event on Friday A group of teachers has discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) might play a part in classrooms during an event held in Stoke-on-Trent. Organised by the Good Future Foundation, …

Branwen Jeffreys Education editor Getty Images The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic – children from the lowest income …

Nigel Slater Local Democracy Reporting Service Supplied A DfE spokesperson said absence had “soared” since the pandemic and was “one of the biggest barriers to success” for children More than 100,000 people have backed a petition set up by a parent calling for children to take time off during the …

Kristian Johnson & Judith Burns BBC News BBC Chris Stringer moved from London to Swansea shortly before his son was born – but was then made redundant New and expectant fathers should have the same protections from redundancy as mothers, a Labour MP has said. Currently, mothers who are pregnant …

Getty Images Smartphones should not be banned “outright” from schools in Wales, a Senedd inquiry has concluded. Instead the Petitions Committee report says schools should get more Welsh government support to set their own restrictions. The committee says there is “plenty of evidence” that smartphones cause harm but it also …

Young people who were in school and college in 2020 on how the pandemic impacted their use of social media and their relationship with news. BBC News

Claire Cavanagh BBC News, Bristol Claire Cavanagh Fairlawn Primary is part of a consultation about accepting pupils from nearby Dolphin School A Bristol primary school has announced possible merger plans due to a falling birth rate in the city. Dolphin School in Montpelier, which opened in 2012, could close and …

A gender gap has opened up between boys and girls in maths and science subjects in England, a new report suggests. The international study, carried out every four years and published by the Department for Education, found that the gap between boys and girls in Year 5 and Year 9 …

Up until now, schools that are rated inadequate have become sponsored academies,, external and are supported by another outstanding school or charity to improve. The new report cards will result in the government intervening more quickly to help struggling schools, Phillipson has said. New regional teams, with a budget of …

Richard Moss BBC Look North BBC Latin opens up “opportunities” for state sector pupils they would not otherwise get, teachers have said Academics from leading universities have condemned the decision to pull a scheme aimed at expanding the teaching of Latin in the state sector. The £4m, four-year project was …