BBC Professor Julia Waters joins education professionals in an open letter calling for delay to proposed Ofsted reforms The sister of a head teacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded in an Ofsted inspection, has warned the proposed new system for assessing schools has the “same …

Karl Mercer Political Editor, BBC London BBC St Jude & St Paul’s CofE Primary School pupils and their parents marched to Islington Town Hall on Thursday in protest at the plans Two primary schools in Islington borough are to close at the end of the summer term due to falling …

Liberty Phelan BBC News, South East BBC Professor Thirunamachandran says universities are facing a challenging financial situation. The vice chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University has called for the government to increase tuition fees in line with inflation. Professor Rama Thirunamachandran told the BBC the “funding model for higher education …

Laura Foster BBC News Reporting fromMilton Keynes Laura Foster/BBC The Safety Centre’s chief executive says knife crime is rising and that prevention is part of the solution A charity is calling for all primary school children to be taught how to avoid getting involved in knife crime as part of …

Stuart Woodward BBC News, Essex Stuart Woodward/BBC Head teacher Amy Wareham said it was in the school’s interests to have pupils “who are ready to learn” An Essex primary school head teacher says a national free breakfast club scheme for pupils is “indicative of society”. The clubs have been launched …

Harriet Heywood BBC News, Cambridge Getty Images Even 15 minutes’ more sleep leads to differences in how well tasks are performed, according to researchers Young people who go to bed earlier and sleep for longer have greater brain function and could perform better in tests, a study suggests. While a …

Social media influencers are fuelling an increase in misogyny and sexism in schools, according to a new poll by a teaching union. Almost three in five teachers said they believe social media use has had a negative effect on behaviour in schools, the NASUWT poll of 5,800 teachers in the …

Vanessa Clarke Education Correspondent BBC “We have the one of the most expensive systems in the world… today I want to reform our childcare system”. These words, spoken by the then-chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the 2023 Spring Budget, were a beacon of hope for thousands of parents paying an average …

Hayley Clarke Education reporter Jolley family There are pros and cons to having a teacher for a dad, daughter Emma says Exam season is around the corner for GCSE, BTec and A-level students. It’s a time of life that is remembered forever, and the run-up to it can bring stress …

The UK’s largest teaching union will “make Labour MPs pay a high political price” if the government does not offer teachers in England a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise, its general secretary has said. Daniel Kebede said members of the National Education Union (NEU) “expect better from a Labour government” …

A University of Oxford building has been closed for almost a week after a seagull broke a glass roof by repeatedly dropping a stone on it. A spokesperson for the Blavatnik School of Government has confirmed the bird caused damage to a glass panel on the roof on Wednesday. In …

Google The teacher was also found to have made inappropriate comments about Muslims at the school, near Eaton Park A primary school teacher who accidentally showed a film clip containing blackface to a class of Year 5 pupils has been found to have behaved inappropriately. Grace Whiley played the video …

Hazel Shearing Reporting fromNEU conference in Harrogate Getty Images Schools in England closed when National Education Union members went on strike in 2023 Teachers in England will vote on whether or not to go on strike if the government stands by its pay offer for the next school year. The …

Joshua Askew BBC South East Marcella Whittingdale BBC News BBC The government said it had already invested more money into SEND A mother campaigning for better support for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in Sussex has said the system is in “crisis” and she …

Richard Price BBC News, West Midlands BBC The strikes are due to take place on five dates across April and May Staff at a university in Staffordshire have voted to strike in a dispute over the merger of two departments and the possibility of job losses. Keele University bosses have …

Lilly-Mae Messenger BBC News, West of England Clevedon School Currently, the school is using a tented ‘learning village’ as classrooms Students are set to move out of marquee classrooms after almost three years of being taught in tents. A two-storey L-shaped building with 24 temporary classrooms, seminar rooms, offices and …

Bob Dale BBC News, South East Gabriel Morris Local Democracy Reporting Service LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING SERVICE Parents affected by the decisions gathered at a meeting A group of parents have said they will take Kent County Council (KCC) to court over the secondary school places their children have been allocated. …

James Turner Local Democracy Reporting Service Sarah-May Buccieri BBC News University of Lincoln The majority of staff who leave will do so through voluntary redundancy, says the university The University of Lincoln has warned of potential redundancies, as it seeks to balance its books. A spokesperson said it had entered …

Getty Images Many schools were forced to close when teachers walked out two years ago. Teachers in England have said they would be willing to strike over the government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise this year. The offer was rejected by 93.7% of members of the National Education Union (NEU), England’s …

Victoria Gill Science correspondent Kevin Church/BBC News Researchers are using specially designed games and brain-scanning ‘hats’ to work out how children develop key skills Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap …