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England’s teenagers outperform peers in most countries in maths, reading and science

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) programme for international student assessment (Pisa), which last year tested 760,000 15-year-olds in 91 countries and regions, found that results dipped…

‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provision

And the minister responsible for overhauling England's special educational needs provision is hoping that a state school in Colchester will help her beat the clock. Gould visited Thomas Lord Audley secondary school last…

Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support

Headteachers have reported an "unreal" surge in applications for education, health and care plans (EHCPs) mandating support for needs or disabilities such as speech and learning difficulties, autism or ADHD. In 2025…

‘Bold, brilliant, thrilling’: leading authors on the novels every school should teach

Not all of his 58 predecessors went to university, but those who did favoured subjects such as history and classics and, more recently, philosophy, politics and economics. Yet reading fiction is a fantastic preparation…

All eyes on Saxony-Anhalt – what will AfD do if it wins German state poll?

All eyes are on Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, where about 1.7 million people are eligible to vote, followed by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin on 20 September. In all three contests, the far-right, anti-immigrant…

Cambridge University asks former chief crown prosecutor to open Arday review

Arday died at his home in south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation as a Cambridge professor amid swirling allegations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career. Prof Deborah…

Even high school reporters are facing censorship now

But at 17, Myesha Phukan wanted to work on something meatier. As a student reporter for the Oracle at Mountain View high school, she and a group of student journalists began methodically digging into a pattern of…

Schools in England face checks to root out unhealthy lunches

The Department for Education is finalising plans for a promised " robust national enforcement system " to ensure all 21,500 state-funded schools in England comply with existing nutrition standards. Schools are under a…

Higher education regulator apologises for imposing £585,000 fine on university

The Office for Students (OfS) tried to impose a £585,000 fine against Sussex last year after claiming the university breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock. It was forced to back…

Teenager in Wales given detention sentence for stabbing teacher in head

The boy, who was 15 at the time of the attack, approached the history teacher Vicki Williams when she was alone in a classroom at Milford Haven comprehensive school in Pembrokeshire, and asked her to check his work. He…