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Prime minister Rishi Sunak has outlined vague plans for all pupils to study maths until the age of 18. But can he honour such an ambitious promise?

Figures obtained by Schools Week reveal more than 50 academies have been run by three different trusts

Gallows humour and Gullis high spirits gave welcome relief from the open warfare on the floor of this week’s Conservatives conference, writes Jonathan Simons

Skyrocketing prices force school leaders into 'unpalatable' choices to keep lights on this winter

The National Baccalaureate Trust has published proposals for a new qualification they say would give all students a record of accomplishments between 14 to 18

Tax wariness, like gasoline prices, is on the rise.

Many – even most – schools may already be doing it, but that takes nothing away from the government’s parental engagement pledge, writes Jonathan Simons

And new sanctions hit Russia’s central bank.

Steven Burd, former CEO of the supermarket chain Safeway, told the court how Elizabeth Holmes talked him into a disastrous $30 million investment in Theranos.

Former Safeway CEO Steven Burd leaves the courthouse after testifying in the Theranos trial. Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters The first few alleged