Funding

Schools are increasingly reporting being unable to afford the chemicals and equipment needed for practical work, warns the Royal Society of Chemistry

The attainment gap may not be top of the to-do list for the next government but it’s a growing issue that cannot be ignored – especially as it could shape the future of the country for years to come, says Carl Cullinane

The Sutton Trust calls for seven things from the next government to increase equality and reduce the disadvantage gap

The ESFA wrote to academy trusts today to confirm the updated Academy Trust handbook would not be published until after the election

Teachers and school leaders have been holding Northern Ireland’s school system together amid the political turmoil – but they can’t be expected to do that for much longer, says Tony Gallagher

Leaders of multi-academy trusts formed predominantly of small schools tell Tes how they’ve joined forces in an effort to protect small primaries from closure in the coming years

Trusts are informed that DfE funding that was approved is now on hold – just days before building work is due to get underway

Whichever party enters Downing Street in July must commit to doing better for children and young people, says ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio

Schools need a ‘long-term approach to reliable pay and progression’ to end recruitment crisis, a headteachers’ think tank has warned

Industrial action is on the cards in Glasgow – which could entail strikes – if plans to cut 450 teaching posts over three years are not reversed

Figures analysed for Tes show the ‘difficult choices’ facing trusts and schools owing to ‘government underfunding’

‘Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,’ say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland