Department of Education

All smiles in South London as the parkrun primary initiative was launched.

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Michaela School headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh (left) hit out at Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson after a recent meeting

Why a top headteacher has slammed Education Secretary over academies

Cars drive on snowy roads.

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Watch: List of UK school closures after cold weather causes disruption

This is not the first time National Education Union members have gone of strike in recent years

Everything you need to know about upcoming sixth form college strikes

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How England's best performing secondary schools are ranked

Ofsted is scrapping single-word judgements for schools. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Major Ofsted change announced as single-word ratings scrapped

Teachers' unions have praised a proposed pay rise from the new government (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

What teachers say about government's new 'above inflation' pay offer
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18 of the best performing primary schools in North Kirklees according to latest SAT scores.

National Offer Day: Best performing primary schools in North Kirklees

An artist's impression of what the new St Peter's C of E Junior, Infant and Early Years School, Birstall, will look like. Image: Wilson Mason/The Church of England

Birstall school to be demolished and replaced with brand new two-storey building

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

Living up to its motto 'Labor Vincit' meaning 'hard work prevails' Dalkeith High School in Midlothian saw pupils surpass their virtual comparator by three percent, with 38 per cent achieving five Highers or more in 2022.

Breaking Ofsted's changes to school inspection system after headteacher's death

School kids want more digitally-based subjects on their curriculums

Children going to secondary school in September will find out which school they will be going to this week

Secondary school offers 2023: How to submit an appeal

Latest figures published by the Department of Education are for the 2020/21 academic year. Photo: Adobe

These 11 schools are the most overcrowded in Batley, Dewsbury and Spen

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Government encourages children to sing this 'One Britain One Nation' song on Jun...

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This is what guidance says if children have to miss school due to travel quarant...

Research found that disadvantaged pupils were on average 18 months behind their wealthier peers (Photo: Shutterstock)

Poorer school pupils in England are 18 months behind their better off classmates...

A level results will soon be revealed in England, however hugging your school mates will have to wait until the one metre social distancing measures are eased. (Shutterstock)

Students in England will receive their A level results soon - here’s how they ha...

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Today is International Day of Friendship - here’s how you can celebrate

Schools will reopen to all pupils on a full-time basis in September (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how much parents could be fined if their children don’t return to school...

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This is when nurseries could reopen in England - according to government plans

Disadvantaged children are to be given free laptops and 4G internet connections as part of a new government scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is who is eligible to get free laptops for home schooling - and how to appl...

The Academy provides access to 180 video lessons per week across a range of subjects (Photo: Shutterstock)

The government has launched a new online learning tool for children - here’s how...

The government says ‘vulnerable children’ are exempt from the schools closure - ... Conor Marlborough

Snow days: why some schools close and some stay open

LEAGUE TABLES Results have improved since last year.

Kirklees primary schools in bottom 50, league tables show

‘Inadequate’ Earlsheaton Technology College put in special measures

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