Some children are simply too naughty to fit into everyday school life, the government's behaviour tsar suggested on Wednesday. There is a group of ...

The fear that a child who is singled out for homophobic bullying feels has the potential to damage them for life. However fearful school leaders may be, the needs of the pupils in our care must take precedence over our own doubts, fears and beliefs.

Every failing primary school is to be turned into an academy, Michael Gove announced on Tuesday. The Education Secretary said it was time to "accel...

Former failing headteachers have been recruited by Ofsted to inspect schools, it was reported on Tuesday. Governors and ex-school secretaries have ...

Name-calling is rife in many schools, but is often dismissed as simply "banter", according to a new Ofsted report into bullying. It found that pupi...

Parents and teachers at a school resisting academy status will visit Westminster to urge Education Secretary Michael Gove to pay the primary a visit. ...

Allegations "spies" were sent to a school to pose as parents and pick up information for a rival institution have been defended as "nothing unusual". ...

Ofsted has been accused of "cutting and pasting" school inspection reports after two documents contained a number of identical sentences and phrases, ...

Ofsted's controversial chief inspector made a U-turn on one of his key policies on Tuesday. Sir Michael Wilshaw has backed down on contentious plan...

A retired primary school teacher has been hauled before a disciplinary panel after branding his pupils "pests, idiots and buffoons". Roger Griffin,...

Weak maths students receive the worst teaching, an Ofsted report has revealed. The publication, released on Tuesday, found pupils in lower ability ...

Ofsted's controversial chief inspector today launched a stinging attack on heads and teachers who make excuses and complain about their jobs, saying t...

Michael Gove has signalled a u-turn over controversial plans for schools to face unannounced inspections, amid an outcry from head teachers. The Ed...

If there's one thing English teachers should read before they go back to work on Monday, it is the Ofsted document entitled 'Moving English Forward'.

Young people get the most out of apprenticeships if they carry out work experience or related vocational study beforehand, research has shown. The ...

Soldiers may be 'our finest men and women', and the old Florence Nightingale mystique still produces a soft spot for nurses. But teachers it seems, always know less than the politicians who tell them what to do. With a few exceptions, the UK press has followed suit.

Schools are segregated along class lines, leaving the poorest children struggling to achieve against poverty and deprivation, a teacher's leader warne...

Teachers are bowing to pressure to make sure pupils pass exams and are being "forced to manipulate" results, a survey has suggested. One teacher ev...

Michael Gove, the UK education secretary, recently announced a cull of over 3,000 British 'vocational' qualifications. From 2014, these 'Mickey Mouse' qualifications will no longer count towards the league tables and compliant schools will not teach what won't make them look good.

It has long been understood that the quality of a school and the quality of a home life can both have huge affects on child development. The lack ...

Dr Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England, was reported in The Huffington Post as saying that students should no longer be excluded for "minor infringements" such as wearing jewellery or incorrect school uniform, and that exclusions should only be implemented to protect safety and learning.

Rising numbers of headteachers are being treated like football managers - facing the sack if they fail to deliver good results, a union claimed on Fri...

School reforms may cause more than two thirds of secondary school headteachers to leave the profession, according to a survey. Ministers' attitudes...