New research has revealed huge variation in the take-up of private tuition in the UK, with pupils in London eight times as likely to have had a tutor than those in Scotland.
The OECD’s head of education Andreas Schleicher has criticised plans to open new grammar schools in England, claiming there is no relationship between increasing selection and how well a school system performs.
‘Widespread’ sexual harassment and sexual violence is not being tackled effectively in English schools, according to a report from the Women and Equalities Committee.
The Scottish government is facing a potential legal challenge over its decision not to allow young people to opt-out of religious observance in schools.
The government has officially launched its ‘Schools that work for everyone’ consultation, which seeks views on new education policy that includes lifting the ban on opening new grammar schools.
Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to combat plans to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools, warning they threaten to ‘take education back 60 years’.
Independent fee-paying schools will receive a boost from middle-class parents whose children fail the 11-plus, according to Neil Roskilly, chief executive of the Independents Schools Association.
Huge amounts of paperwork are eating into school nurses time with children, which risks reducing their ability to identify children at risk of neglect or abuse, according to a new report.
