A generation of girls is still being brought up to believe that raising children is more important than their own ambitions, a leading headmistress wa...

So why should a Headteacher death such as this one take such a lowly position in the news agenda? Why is such a story deemed less important than teachers "sneaking off" to enjoy a social life? Do newspaper editors think articles criticising teachers are that much more appealing?

Waking up at 3am on a Sunday morning to find a message from an ex-pupil congratulating me on entering the Independent on Sunday Pink List was an unexpected experience, as was reading that I was 'much nominated' and that pupils had voted for me.

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

The former headteacher and deputy head of a school at the centre of claims of financial mismanagement have been charged with fraud. Sir Alan Davies...

Headteachers must win the backing of parents rather than simply striking if they are to challenge government policies effectively and promote their ow...

Headteachers could boycott the Government's controversial new reading test for six-year-olds if it is used "as a stick to beat schools with", a union ...

A school has been accused of racism after it sent a mother a letter in Hindi - even though she could not speak the language. Raheela Ahmed, whose d...

Schools are being forced to use the Government's flagship pupil premium to plug cuts to their budgets, headteachers are warning. More than four-fif...

Children risk becoming "alienated" in a society that values material success and achievement above all else, a leading headteacher is warning. Youn...

Around 700 school leaders are earning six-figure salaries, official figures show. Data published by the Department for Education reveals that 200 h...

Schools are the "last bastions" of traditional values in a culture where children are increasingly faced with poor role models, school leaders said on...

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...

A headteacher has quit a Brixton primary school less than a month after a parent was stabbed in the head in front of horrified pupils. Sally Hindl...

A headteacher has asked her pupils to wear slippers at school to prevent the "beautiful" new carpets from being ruined by muddy feet. A letter sent...

Headteachers will be given greater freedom over how much homework to set after Michael Gove announced he would be scrapping government guidelines. ...

The department for education is "marching towards the sound of gunfire", Michael Gove told a room of MPs, journalists and public figures on Tuesday, b...

A school has introduced a new way of getting truanting pupils to class - picking them up in the school bus. Harris Academy Merton, in Surrey, has ...

The Prince of Wales has warned of the importance of "teaching the whole person" rather than just providing an academic education. He suggested that...

The Prince of Wales and Education Secretary Michael Gove will meet leading headteachers on Tuesday at an event to celebrate 10 years of the Prince's T...

A 15-year-old girl has died after being taken suddenly ill during a PE lesson. Lily Webster, a Year 11 pupil at Stowmarket High School, was taking ...

A network of local commissioners should be created to spot problems with failing schools and dismiss incompetent head teachers, England's new chief ed...

A junior school teacher who taught a class while under the influence of the illegal drug ecstasy can return to work, as long as he completes a drug aw...