Poppy Wood

Spending for Send pupils has increased by two-thirds since 2012/13 to £11.1bn this year, with Labour pledging a further £760m

Rise in flexible contracts triggers fears over lack of continuity for pupils and spiralling costs as agencies fill the gaps

Laura Trott argues Bridget Phillipson ‘would rather teach children about climate change than how to read and write’

Government will introduce citizenship course for primary schools including lessons on global warming and saving money

Labour’s university reforms could backfire, costing UK institutions millions

Ministers will take time to ‘test policy options and seek views of families’, says Bridget Phillipson

DfE’s ‘core skills diploma’ could spell an end to mandatory resits for students with ‘lower attainment’

Claims of national misogyny epidemic among young men ‘could be overblown’, says YouGov poll

Boys outperform girls as the number of pupils achieving A* and As rise for another year

Schools holding workshops on basic phone skills ahead of A-level results day

Grade inflation is expected to worsen this year in the lead-up to results week, says exam forecaster Professor Alan Smithers

Treasury was not expecting so many to pay fees in advance to avoid levy, documents show

Government to target schools where parents pre-paid fees before imposition of new levy on Jan 1

Labour’s tax grab expected to fall short as wealthy families hand over fees in advance

Secondary on Merseyside begins tough new regime to tackle bad behaviour after Ofsted rating of ‘requires improvement’

International students saw the highest rise in their overall offer rate

Guidance says children should be taught facts and law around gender reassignment, but does not rule out wider debates on identity

Charities voice concern that system brought in to replace EHCPs will be used as ‘an excuse to withdraw support and cut costs’

Watchdog chief says ‘parents obviously put a value’ on single-word school ratings when looking at properties

Judges deemed the policy ‘proportionate’ in its aim to raise extra revenue for state schools