Overall growth in primary school academisation in 2016 has exceeded secondary growth for the first time, according to research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).
As of August 2015, 24 per cent of sponsored academies received an inadequate inspection or were below the floor standard in the first two years after opening.
Schools with a high intake of disadvantaged pupils are less likely to be judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, according to new analysis from the Education Policy Institute (EPI).
Converting primary schools into academies has failed to raise standards, with pupils in primary academies doing no better in Key Stage 2 tests than those at comparable schools, according to a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Leeds Beckett University has announced plans to invest £50,000 into schools and nurseries across Yorkshire as part of a new collaborative research initiative.
A large majority of teachers have raised concerns that education reforms with an increased focus on exams are undermining student’s health and wellbeing.
The number of children and young people experiencing online bullying has increased by 88 per cent over the past five years, according to a new report from the NSPCC.
Breakfast clubs that offer pupils in primary schools a free and nutritious meal before school can boost their reading, writing and maths results by the equivalent of two months’ progress over the course of a year.
72 per cent of the public are opposed to religious selection in schools, according to a new survey conducted by the British Humanist Association (BHA).
Students believe that using their mobile device at night after going to bed is affecting their school work, according to new research conducted by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) in partnership with Digital Awareness UK (DAUK).
There are ‘alarming discrepancies’ in the monitoring of air pollution outside schools by local authorities, according to the British Lung Foundation (BLF).
