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Six education plans in limbo post-election
The new government considers ‘next steps’ for controversial RSHE and gender questioning guidance
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Ruth Perry inquest verdict must be ‘catalyst for change’, say heads
The inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry's death concluded that Ofsted 'likely contributed' to her taking her own life
Boris Johnson: Schools were ‘terrific Covid reservoirs’
The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was 'desperate' to keep schools open in January 2021 but 'it wasn't a runner'
DfE rejects MPs’ call for mental health review to tackle absence
There are 'outstanding questions' about whether schools have resources to meet demand for mental health and SEND services, says Robin Walker
Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to Ruth Perry’s death
Senior coroner says Ms Perry's 'mental health deterioration and death was likely contributed to by the Ofsted inspection' at the conclusion of inquest
Ruth Perry: Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to her death
The headteacher took her own life after Ofsted downgraded her primary school from its highest rating to its lowest, inquest finds
Revealed: secondary ITT target missed by half
Government data shows the teacher recruitment crisis has 'plumbed new depths', heads' leaders warn
Breaking: Only half of secondary teacher trainee target reached
The government has recruited just half of the secondary teacher trainees it said it needed this year
Schools need tech investment to avoid online exam ‘divide’
Exam boards have called on the government to make sure schools have the digital access and guidance they need for online GCSE exams
Visa crackdown: what schools need to know
Here is the essential information that teachers and leaders need about the government's latest immigration plans
DfE can’t yet give end date for RAAC crisis, MPs told
The education secretary, answering MPs' questions on a range of issues, says some schools are still waiting for a second RAAC building survey
231 schools now confirmed as having RAAC
Education secretary Gillian Keegan tells MPs that three schools with RAAC are still operating a hybrid model, with some pupils doing remote learning
OCR to launch first fully online GCSE in 2025
The exam board has announced it will launch a digitally-assessed computer science GCSE in 2025 if it gets Ofqual approval
Private schools more likely to win exam grade appeals
Appeals from the wealthiest parts of Scotland after the 2023 SQA exams were also more likely to be successful, new analysis shows
Pisa results: Spielman highlights drop in focus on science teaching
England and the UK as a whole have seen Pisa science scores steadily decline since 2006, though they remain higher than maths and reading
Scotland’s Pisa scores drop across the board
Reading, science and maths results in Scotland drop to record lows, but Pisa scores across the OECD have fallen in first update since Covid pandemic