University applications hit record numbers

Record numbers of school leavers in England have applied for a place at university.

Mental health programme for schools and NHS

Damian Hinds has outlined the next steps in bringing together services for young people in need of mental health support.

The funding is to ensure that young people taking the new technical courses have access to industry standard equipment and high-quality facilities.

Research funding for ten schools announced

Ten schools have won funding to boost the quality of teaching in their region through better use of research.

Special measures school in Liverpool promises turnaround

Alsop High School Technology and Applied Learning Specialist College in Liverpool has promised swift action to turnaround performance.

Teacher recruitment hitting disadvantaged schools hardest

Teachers in the most deprived state schools are less confident that current job vacancies in their school will be filled.

Car Free School Streets for Birmingham

A scheme that closes roads around schools to motorised traffic is being piloted in Birmingham from this September.

Welsh school uniforms to becomes more gender neutral

Welsh schools will have uniforms which are more affordable, accessible and gender neutral.

Workshops to prepare students for independent living

New workshops will be available from September to support schools and colleges teach young people about living independently.

The Education Technology framework, designed by Crown Commercial Service (CCS) helps schools, colleges and universities to buy ICT equipment and services

Sixty-five per cent of pupils have met the required standards of reading writing and maths, up from 64 per cent last year, according to government data on key stage 2 SATs.

The guidance for setting executive pay enables boards to be confident and accountable for the decisions made on their executive salaries.

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