Stressed school kid

Incidents of self-harm among children and young people have risen in almost half (45 per cent) of schools in England, which equates to more than 10,000 schools, according to research from The Key.

Schools, further education colleges and universities have been contacted by the government and asked to carry out building checks following the Grenfell fire.

School children

Ofsted has told the Court that if it wins its sex discrimination appeal, it will re-visit all schools that keep boys and girls apart

New contracts between teachers and parents to outline responsibilities of both parties around homework and support has been proposed for schools.

The study also found that the educational gap between poor and rich children is now wider than it was a generation ago

Eleven extra schools across England will split more than £2 million to become research hubs, bringing the total to 22.

A selection of primary schools in Perth and Kinross in Scotland are set to lose specialist teachers following changes to the education system.

According to research released by the Sutton Trust, 47 per cent of the public believe that comprehensive schools are the best for social mobility.

The Welsh government is investing an extra £4.2 million to support the teaching and learning of Welsh and subjects through the medium of Welsh.

According to a poll conducted by the Department for Education (DfE), three-quarters of parents and carers have not heard of Progress 8, Tes has reported.

Cars parked

Renting out school parking spaces in the holidays would raise funds and help motorists, says Yourparkingspace.co.uk

Teacher teaching

The government has accepted a recommendation from the School Teachers Review Body (STRB) that pay rises for most teachers will rise by one per cent for 2017/18.

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