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A new climate change strategy for education includes plans for a new natural history GCSE and an aim to eradicate single-use plastics in schools

Minister tells the education committee his schools white paper will narrow the attainment gap, and how he wants schools to be more 'patriotic'

Almost three in 10 teachers say their school declared a Covid outbreak last term, and around half reported having tested positive since January

NASUWT vows to 'mobilise' its members for industrial action if the government fails to 'restore' teacher pay, joining the NEU in putting strikes on the table

A teacher who is unlikely to work again as a result of being assaulted by a pupil received a £850,000 payout from his academy trust last year, a union revealed

Government claims about the effectiveness of academy trusts is under investigation by the UK Statistics Authority following a National Education Union complaint

Claims by a Conservative MP that teachers broke lockdown rules with after-work drinks in school staff rooms have been branded 'insulting' and 'offensive'

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson was heckled at the National Education Union conference as she spoke about Labour's plans to reform Ofsted

They know how useful it can be to have any mitigation that we can to allow pupils to stay in classrooms as much as possible and to allow teachers to be in classrooms. the government says the decision to remove masks in class is in response to a fall in the number of covid cases. second week back in, somebody tested positive, so our year went off. these sixth formers are about to sit their a—levels and dont want to take any chances. when we were supposed to be sitting our gcses, obviously, they...

Because ive never done them before? i havent had a proper exam. especially because they are a—levels, you really need to do well because you have got uni offers to get. in my family, weve recentlyjust had covid. i dont want to miss any more school with exams coming up so my facemask is going to stay on. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the guidance is still to wear masks at all times. removing masks in classes in england may feel like a milestone but for those in education, it doesnt t...