Major changes to curriculum also include teaching about fake news and climate change
Improvement in schools under Tories shows that strong leaders and freedom to experiment matter
Former prime minister admits children paid ‘huge, huge price’ as government responded to pandemic
Higher education leaders warn new qualification for young adults is not a ‘quick fix’ for work-focused training
Health and wellbeing
A narrow, exclusively exam-focused education in the UK damages young minds
‘Absurd’ scenarios have led to spiralling costs, warns leading taxi provider
Shift comes as cash-strapped local authorities seek to curb costs
Exam results show a sharp rise in UK students retaking maths and English
On GCSE results day, we reflect on discontent with post-16 options — plus reshuffle data
Government needs to think less like a sharp-eyed property developer and more about planning for future birth rebounds
Blackstone and CVC had expressed interest in company even as private schools have been hit by UK tax on fees
A school curriculum fit for modern purpose must encourage the study of Chinese civilisation rather than Mandarin
I hadn’t visited my old school for more than 20 years. Then I heard about the attack
Even in the language app era there are benefits to learning a foreign tongue
Data shows increasing popularity of science and maths, while boys overtake girls in top grades
Stem subjects register biggest increase in popularity this year, data shows
Institutions discuss closer collaboration and sharing resources amid funding concerns
Ofqual figures show sharp fall in pupils taking exams in French and German
Fewer young people are reading for pleasure than ever before, with broad economic and social consequences. Can the trend be reversed?
Charities say ministers must learn lessons of welfare fiasco if prime minister is to avoid another climbdown
Judges dismiss three claims that new tax had breached human rights
Number of pupils receiving council-funded plans has doubled in the past decade
Breaking down the barriers to aspiration is not impossible — here’s one way to do it
PM expanding access as he seeks to head off backbench Labour rebellion over plan to cut welfare payments
