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.

Sir Anton Muscatelli calls for a review of the future funding and shape of higher education.

Year 10 students in Wales are the first to begin the new courses after a major curriculum overhaul.

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

Declining numbers of children across England could lead to the equivalent of 800 primary schools falling empty or being closed by the end of the decade, according to research by a thinktank.

The national decline in pupils at state primary schools is mainly driven by low birthrates but...

The pair have been released on bail until the end of November, police say.

Vonnegut hated them and Lincoln thought them ‘useful little chaps’. I, meanwhile, have come round to the charms of this controversial punctuation mark after years on the fence

Is there any punctuation mark more divisive than the humble semicolon? It has, I’ll admit, some strong competition. The use of exclamation marks (particularly by women) makes some people very excitable. The Oxford comma...

Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’

The role of women in history goes far beyond Elizabeth I or Anne Boleyn, according to a campaign that seeks to add more female lives and achievements to the curriculum taught in England’s schools.

Research by the group End Sexism in Schools found that women were largely absent from history taught...

Personalised notes from students who share similar backgrounds are designed to make higher education feel more accessible

“Dear Rahamat, first of all congratulations! I remember the day I got my GCSE results. The potential for your life to change has just begun.”

So begins a letter from a young medical student, Kemi Adeyemi, which has been sent to Rahamat and thousands of other sixth formers...

Both women and men can experience a loss of libido after having a child, here’s what can help.

Tatjana says her 16-year-old son needs a specialised taxi with a trained escort to get to school.