Cllr Stuart Rawlings has called on the government to make extra funding available for education in York, claiming its funding levels are disproportionately low.

A document detailing government plans to consider opening new grammar schools has been captured by a photographer on the doorstep of Number 10 Downing Street.

Black or minority ethnic (BME) teachers are still ‘significantly under-represented’ in schools across England, according to analysis by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

The goal set out by world leaders for universal access to education by 2030 will likely be missed by over 50 years if current trends continue, according to a report from UNESCO.

The New Schools Network has unveiled its new Advisory Council, featuring 16 members including former schools minister David Laws and former Ofsted chair Baroness Morgan.

Ofsted chief inspector Michael Wilshaw has warned against potential plans to open new grammar schools, describing it as a ‘profoundly retrograde step’.

The first National Reference Test (NRT), designed to better inform the awarding of GCSE grades, has been given the go ahead to take place in 2017.

Oxford University has offered 59.2 per cent of places to state educated pupils, the highest proportion in at least 40 years, according to a report from the BBC.

French schools will have three security drills a year including simulated attacks following recent jihadist incidents.

Statistics published by Cancer Research UK reveal that every year 57,100 children who started primary school at a healthy weight end up obese or overweight by the time they leave.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Deputy First Minister John Swinney joined the panel for discussions on Scottish education

The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) has set a date for the start of the formal postal ballot on industrial action on reducing teacher workload.

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