Education

England’s Covid jab programme for 12 to 15-year-olds has fallen behind Scotland’s

Oxford University ousted from top spot for the first time

We proudly present our highly acclaimed guide to the UK’s leading independent senior schools. Education experts Emma Lee-Potter and Janita Clamp have …

Our experts choose the best of the best

Real-time, face-to-face teaching and learning are irreplaceable, says Magnus Bashaarat, head of Bedales

Confidence, independence and teamworking skills are just some of the benefits young people gain from doing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Dorothy Lepk…

Lessons could be delayed by at least a week to allow all pupils to be fully tested

Record results caused problems for universities and raised questions about inequalities

Ministers urge school-leavers to consider alternative paths

Only 0.42% of secondary students tested positive in June

Boris Johnson reportedly lining up replacement for beleaguered education minister

A grades awarded in almost half of exams amid ‘rampant grade inflation’

One in 20 state school pupils miss classes on a single day as result of coronavirus policy

Experts warn that vulnerable pupils may be recruited by gangs after failing to return to education post-lockdown

Commons committee claim ‘white privilege’ contributing to ‘systemic neglect’ of white working-class pupils

Watchdog says that most girls and half of boys have been sent explicit pictures

Extra £1.4bn added to government education recovery fund – but experts say much more will be needed

Key economic bills include planning system reform and a lifetime skills guarantee

Proposal described by critics as ‘catastrophic’ and ‘an attack on the future of UK arts’

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…

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 me…

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