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The Guardian view on English schools: teachers and pupils should be proud of bucking a downward trend | Editorial
International comparisons suggest that some things are being done right in England’s...
Australia’s classroom disruption among worst in world, prompting calls for ‘digital detox’
Public school students are the equivalent of two and a half years behind their independent peers,...
England’s teenagers outperform peers in most countries in maths, reading and science
OECD test sees results dip in almost all member nations and warns of ‘digital...
Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support
Schools and councils express financial concerns as EHCP applications surge before potential change...
‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provision
Georgia Gould says moving system towards inclusion will mean parents ‘don’t need to...
Britain’s schools are failing its young people – and 1m Neets are paying the price | Simon Jenkins
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Schools in England face checks to root out unhealthy lunches
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Autistic boy who took replica knife to school has exclusion quashed by high court
Boy’s mother says she hopes case will help others, as judge says exclusion should be ‘a...
‘Alarm bells were going off’: parents tell of ordeal at Send school closed down after abuse allegations
Annette and Kevin Maxwell say children with special needs have become moneymaking tool for private...
UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals
Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over...
French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force
Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as...
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK
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How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee
Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He...
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Omaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest...
Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
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GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by...
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‘Cheap travel is not a defence’: the parents facing court for school absences in England
In one court in Kent, most cases relate to term-time holidays, but non-attendance is a complex...