Founder of Cocoa Girl magazine says children will also be taught creative writing, music and illustration

The founder of the first major Black children’s magazine in the UK is to open a journalism school to combat representation problems in the creative industries.

Serlina Boyd, who founded Cocoa Girl magazine with her daughter Faith, then aged six, during lockdown in 2020, will open the Cocoa...

Long waiting lists and insufficient resources part of system that is ‘failing’ children, according to NEU members in England and Wales

One in three teachers say they have no behaviour support team for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), while one in four have no educational psychologist or speech and language therapist to help them, according to a union survey.

The...

We’d like to know how you feel about your child’s school lunch – and how those lunches vary across the country

Across the US, parents, kids, educators and public health advocates are pushing to change the multibillion-dollar school meals industry.

At the same time, public schools have to contend with government requirements for nutrition, decreases in funding, religious and dietary restrictions...

The government’s extension of free nursery hours reflects a late recognition of problems the Tories’ are ill-equipped to address

Britain’s welfare state was conceived to care for citizens from cradle to grave, although changing governments have prioritised different parts of that demographic range. The Conservatives have tended to be most attentive to the older end of the electorate....

National Education Union members are expected to vote on whether to hold a formal strike ballot.

Daniel Kebede warns of ‘growing frustration’ within profession as UK heads towards a general election

Teachers in England and Wales could strike again as early as September, according to the head of the UK’s largest education union, who warned of “growing frustration” within the profession as the country heads towards a general election.

Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National...

From this week, working parents with two-year-olds will be eligible for 15 hours of free childcare.

National Education Union leader says morale among teachers is at ‘an all time low’ in radio interview

Good morning. Rishi Sunak’s first year in office was blighted by a wave of public sector strikes. Some of those disputes were ultimately resolved, but the problem has not gone away and this morning Daniel Kebede, president of the National Education Union, has been warning about the prospect of...

At this defining moment for English devolution, my new manifesto has clarity, ambition and three big ideas

Andy Burnham is mayor of Greater Manchester

This morning I will launch my campaign for a third term as mayor of Greater Manchester with a manifesto which is by far the most radical yet.

For those who have hitherto been sceptical of English devolution, hopefully our recent successful...

The Guardian spent time at Oasis Academy Hadley, where more than half of pupils are in poverty but ambitions are high

‘Really worrying’: social problems driving rise in home schooling in UK

“It’s the biggest story, mark my words. I think it’s really worrying. There are going to be dead children.” Zoë Thompson is not a drama queen. She studied physics at King’s College London, and...

An image of South Sudanese graduates in 2018 forms part of a series about the lives, dreams and resilience of young Africans

In September 2018, on a very hot day in Juba, South Sudan, a moment of resilience and hope presented itself. I was walking through the streets of the city and stumbled upon a group of students in their graduation gowns, marching in unison towards a gathering point....

Amanda Spielman says the organisation acted appropriately and compares school ratings to doctors giving a difficult diagnosis

Ofsted’s former chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, has refused to concede that her organisation made errors in its handling of the inspection that contributed to the death of the headteacher Ruth Perry.

Perry took her own life last year, following Ofsted’s inspection of...

Exclusive: Schools following NHS and social care in recruiting from overseas as work visas for secondary school teachers double

Schools are following the NHS and social care providers by increasing their recruitment of teachers from overseas to fill vacancies, leaving classrooms empty in countries such as Jamaica.

Immigration figures show a jump in the number of skilled worker visas issued to...