A new study has revealed that the shortage of trained physics and chemistry teachers has left school science teaching at a dead end, resulting in the suffering of both pupils and teachers.

A new report published by the British Humanist Association (BHA), entitled ‘An Unholy Mess’, reveals that faith schools are systematically cheating the admissions system.

A petition has been introduced to ‘urgently’ insist that the education secretary use her “position and privilege” to create an panel to address the “serious” lacking in female school leaders.

New research has found that London’s primary schools play a key role in the success of disadvantaged pupils within the capital.

Nine out of ten trainees who gain qualified teacher status are in a teaching job within six months, according to research from Schools Week.

The Head of Ofsted, Sir Micheal Wilshaw has opposed a government policy which makes it obligatory for secondary students to sit GCSEs in core academic subjects that make up the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).

The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the teaching of the Holocaust in schools.

TES reports that a shortage of available examiners means that British pupils may have their GCSE papers marked abroad.

Reports of school crimes last year has been calculated to have hit 30,000 incidents. Incidents involved a whole host of crimes, with the most common offences being violence and theft.

Four new experts have been appointed to an independent expert group to help improve the quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in the UK.

A new pilot scheme has been launched that offers schools up to £1,900 for bringing ex-teachers back to tech English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects.

A BBC investigation has revealed that the conversion of schools to academies has resulted in councils owing a potential £30 million in debt.

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