Education

Officials are working with senior police officers and Ofsted to look at the huge number of sexual abuse allegations, which one police chief has called the education sector’s ‘MeToo’ moment

West Yorkshire school closed and teacher in hiding after protests by angry parents

 Teachers, librarians and writers about the books they think all teens should read by the time they’re 16

Heads, teachers and librarians tell us about the books they think every child should read by the time they are 13

Emma Lee-Potter and Janita Clamp consult education experts, teachers, parents and pupils to discover the best of the best

The best have helped their students to build resilience during the challenges of the past year

Around 4,500 UK students take the IB Diploma in the sixth form every year. But what are its advantages and how does it compare to A levels?

Experts fear that thousands of uninfected pupils may be sent home as a result of inaccurate lateral flow testing

Uptick in Covid infections expected as children head back to classrooms

Our experts choose the best of the best

School leaders have raised concerns that implementing mass testing before students return on 8 March may be impossible - but England’s deputy chief medical officer says ‘the whole spread of child welfare depends upon them going back to school’

Gavin Williamson says he will fight ‘silencing and censoring’ - but critics say he’s arguing with a straw man

Hundreds of students are sharing allegations implicating top educational establishment

Government facing questions about whether tuition and accommodation fees will be repaid

Expat children unable to learn from home after criticism of state school online teaching

Tory MPs threaten to revolt over plans to keep pupils at home until May

Boris Johnson rules out return to classrooms just 24 hours after insisting reopening was safe

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Prime minister’s intervention may betray Conservative fears over the state of the union

Reports from Germany, Norway and the WHO conclude schoolchildren are not vector of infection

Academic’s claim that concept is ‘completely nonsensical’ triggers online row

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Institutions under investigation as thousands of undergraduates remain locked down amid coronavirus outbreaks

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 24 September

Thousands of teachers are self-isolating - but the government is determined not to order new closures

College cities across America are seeing surges in coronavirus cases as new academic year begins

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 3 September

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 2 September

Think tank finds that ministers’ refusal to take responsibility for decisions resulted in UK going into lockdown too late

Education secretary mulling 2021 exams delay amid warnings that pandemic has boosted inequality

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 1 September

Packed agenda includes tackling fallout from Covid, Brexit and reopening of schools

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