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Comprehensive campaigner Melissa Benn tells Hélène Mulholland how her values have been shaped by her education and highly politicised family, and why she believes the end of selection can be achieved ➧

As Jules Daulby’s example proves, having a learning difference should be no barrier to success, which is why the charity leader is adamant that mainstream settings must find better ways to tackle the behaviour of pupils with SEND, finds Hélène Mulholland

With the launch of a £50m fund for expanding grammars last month, anti-selection campaigners feared a wave of schools would jump at the chance of building annexes – ‘new grammar schools by stealth’. But so far few have expressed any interest in opening a second site. Hélène Mulholland investigates why they are holding back

For too long, teachers have been trampled on by ministers obsessed with data – but now the profession is growing in strength, according to one assistant general secretary of the NEU teaching union. Nansi Ellis tells Hélène Mulholland how the creation of the superunion offers a chance to achieve a more balanced partnership with the government

AI has the potential to cut teachers’ admin, freeing them up to focus on improving learning, say experts

Inspectorate’s role must change to reduce pressure on schools, say unions