The new system of grading using report cards is set to be introduced by Ofsted in November.

Criminals calling themselves Radiant say they will post additional private data online unless they are paid

Hackers with pictures and private information of thousands of nursery children have threatened to publish more information online unless they are paid.

Criminals calling themselves Radiant hacked the UK-based Kido nursery chain and posted profiles of 10 children online on Thursday. Their...

Budmouth Academy in Weymouth removed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas after complaint from parent

Hundreds of parents and former students at a Dorset school that banned a book have called for it to be reinstated, with one ex-pupil saying she and others felt “let down” by the decision.

The row focuses on a decision by Budmouth Academy in Weymouth to ban The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas from its...

The government says reading is key, but unions say it could lead to more stress for staff and students.

Proposal aims to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children and improve schools’ focus on reading

Pupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children.

The government’s forthcoming white paper on schools is to include a new test of reading ability for pupils in year 8, aged 12 or 13, in an effort...

Exclusive: Group warn coastal communities need greater investment to reduce inequality and fight off threat from Reform

A group of Labour MPs representing coastal areas will demand urgent action to tackle deprivation in their seats, warning a lack of progress could leave them vulnerable to Reform.

They will use the party conference this weekend to call for an equivalent of the London Challenge,...

Boys and girls in demographic start secondary school with weakest levels of engagement, research finds

White pupils from low-income families in England start secondary school with far lower levels of enthusiasm or effort than other ethnic groups, according to new research that may partly explain differences in academic results and behaviour.

Both girls and boys from lower-income white families...

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says “the taxpayer shouldn’t be subsidising” inspection fees.

Ryan Walters, who has led Oklahoma public schools since 2022, is quitting to run a conservative education non-profit

Oklahoma’s superintendent, who has attracted national attention as he sought to install religion and rightwing viewpoints in Oklahoma schools, will resign to run a conservative education non-profit.

Ryan Walters, who has led public schools in Oklahoma since 2022, has put Donald...

Higher education regulator describes findings from survey of 50,000 final year students as ‘national scandal’

One in three female students say they have endured sexual harassment during their time at university or college, with most of it taking place around campus, according to data published by England’s higher education regulator.

The results showed that nearly one in five women also...

A falling birth rate and families moving away from London has caused a drop in pupils, a study finds.

Women and LGBT students were more likely to report incidents than their male and heterosexual counterparts.