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Pupil absence rates at schools in England have climbed to their highest level so far this calendar year, new figures show. Some 8.4% of pupils were absent

In 2022, there were decreases in starts of most types of family law proceeding when comparing to the previous year. Financial remedy, private law and

Stopping or preventing school inspections in England would be against “children’s best interests”, the chief inspector of Ofsted has said. Amanda Spielman said they played

Thousands of 10 and 11-year-olds have failed to get into their first choice of secondary school as offers were made across England, but the expected

The government has unveiled new plans to reform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England. The long-awaited Department for Education

Learning loss for disadvantaged pupils has been “consistently greater” than for all pupils since the pandemic, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. The National Audit Office (NAO) has

Teachers in England and Wales are taking part in the first national strike since 2016. More than 100,000 are expected to walk out, the National

Teachers will strike over pay in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March, the National Education Union (NEU) has announced. National strikes

Labour has called tax breaks for private schools “inexcusable,” as it renewed its call to strip them of their charitable status. Shadow education secretary Bridget