Department of Education

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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Driving in the snow.

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

The Phipps Family: Tara, Poppy, Paul and Jack.

Watch: Dad fined for term-time trip with autistic son and his daughter

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

Secondary schools are typically ranked by their 'Progress 8' scores (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How England's best performing secondary schools are ranked

Nottinghamshire County Council will hire a new member of staff to clear a two-year backlog of applications from schools wanting to become academies

New council officer to deal with backlog of schools wanting to become academies

More appeals were lodged in Nottinghamshire last year following the refusal of a school place application

Rise in appeals lodged over school places in Nottinghamshire

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

England’s teachers could soon be getting a significant pay bump 💵

Amber Allott

Nottinghamshire Council is taking two months longer than the UK target to find adoption homes for children - although this is better than several other councils. Photo: Submitted

Nottinghamshire children waiting two months longer than UK target to be adopted

Nottinghamshire Council admits waiting times for educational plans are ‘very concerning’. Photo: Submitted

Parents waiting months for educational plans for children with additional needs

More children in Nottinghamshire needed extra help and support last year. Photo: Other

More children in need in Nottinghamshire

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.

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

Department of Education figures showed 3,537 schools were operating at or beyond their capacity for the 2020/21 academic year.

10 of the most overcrowded schools in Bassetlaw

The move is part of One Britain One Nation Day on Friday, June 25 (Getty Images)

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

Students receive their results (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Here's how students will receive exam grades this summer - and there are some BI...

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will make a statement in the Commons on schools returning in January

Government to decide if children will return to school after holidays later toda...

Pupils who miss school because they have to self-isolate will not be recorded as absent (Photo: Shutterstock)

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...

International Day of Friendship is an annual event which celebrates human solidarity through friendship (Photo: Shutterstock)

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...

Rainbows drawn by young children have become a symbol of the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

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

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 - ...

Snow days: why some schools close and some stay open

Should parents be able to take their children out of school during term-time in order to get cheaper holidays? Photo Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Should you be able to take your child out of school in term t...

Jamie Brammer

Worksop: More men are becoming teachers according to a recruitment agency

Ambitious re-build plan for 11 Retford schools

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