Feb 27 2026 | News
A new study from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) is warning that the government’s plans for free childcare could struggle unless growth in early years staffing is reinvigorated. In September 2025, the free childcare entitlement extended from 15...
Feb 13 2026 | News
Children spend ‘ridiculously low percentage’ of time in schools, says Sir Martyn Oliver The timing and length of school holidays needs ‘a good old look at’, the chief inspector of Ofsted has said, as he also took aim at the ‘ridiculously low’ amount of time children...
Feb 13 2026 | News
New analysis finds increase in teachers saying they spend ‘too much time’ dealing with behaviour Increased time spent dealing with pupil behaviour and providing pastoral support plays a significant role in teachers choosing to leave the profession, according to new...
Feb 6 2026 | News
A majority of teachers support reducing the role of education, health & care plans (EHCPs) and investing in alternative models of support, new research suggests. A new briefing by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), with polling provided by Teacher Tapp, assesses...
Feb 6 2026 | News
The government is ‘particularly keen’ to see more male teachers enter the profession, an education minister has said. The early education minister, Olivia Bailey MP, was speaking in a Westminster debate on educational outcomes for disadvantaged boys and young men. The...
Jan 30 2026 | News
Trials of AI ‘tutoring tools’ are to begin later this year, with the government saying ‘up to 450,000’ children from disadvantaged backgrounds could benefit in the long term. The government will be running a tender for industry to co-create AI tutoring tools with...
