Teachers

From playing school at home to toilet training, there are plenty of ways to prepare your child for Reception

How to get your child ready for Reception

Three new teacher strike dates have been announced

New teacher strike dates for February 2025 announced

This is not the first time National Education Union members have gone of strike in recent years

Everything you need to know about upcoming sixth form college strikes

Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

A study, of 5,000 adults, examined how everyday pain is poorly understood and mistreated, with 81 per cent of 18-24-year-old women feeling their pain is ignored or dismissed

Women have their pain dismissed more than men, according to research

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership manages 21 schools, and has handed out iPads to thousands of pupils and teachers

How iPads are transforming education in schools

Some 64% of children across the country agreed with the statement 'you enjoy school or college' (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The regions in England where children enjoy school the most and least

Teach First say better pay and more flexibility might be needed to recruit more Gen Z teachers (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Teaching charity's plan to attract Gen Z into classroom careers

The national curriculum review could shake up what young people learn in school (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to have your say on the new curriculum for England's schools

The future of what children learn at school is now partially in your hands 👩‍🏫

Amber Allott

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol

Ofsted checks safeguarding, to make sure schools have good policies in place to protect vulnerable young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How Ofsted checks safeguarding in schools

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

Teachers have the right to peacefully protest, just like anyone else (Image: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Teachers' rights around protesting and political views explained

Teachers' unions have praised a proposed pay rise from the new government (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

What teachers say about government's new 'above inflation' pay offer

Persistent disruptive behaviour was a big cause of suspensions (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty/Canva)

Why record numbers of children are being suspended or expelled

SATs are often the first major exams many primary school students will take in their school career (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Everything you need to know about primary school SAT exams

Teachers are losing millions of working days to sickness (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Teachers still losing millions of working days to sickness

The Labour Party already have a number of policies in the works focused on reforming education (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Teachers and schools set for big changes under Labour

Whale pops up from sea in front of amazed Jersey schoolchildren on trip.

Watch: Whale pops up from sea in front of amazed schoolchildren

A top teaching union has come up with a list of 10 post-election priorities that would help teachers and students most (Photo: NationalWorld/Getty Images)

Ten things teachers want from the next government

Ofsted inspectors can give schools four different ratings (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about Ofsted school inspections

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July, prompting more recession fears.

Recession fears as UK economy shrinks by ‘more than expected’ in July

Here’s what you can do if you fail your GCSE exams. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

How to resit your GCSE exams if you fail

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over

Year 6 pupils are set to receive their SATs results this week - here’s what you need to know.

SATs 2023 results release date - what you need to know

Year 6 pupils are set to receive their SATs results this week - here’s what you need to know.

Rahmah Ghazali

Striking teachers from the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally in Parliament Square on 5 July 2023 in London, United Kingdom. NEU members are striking to win a fully-funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Teachers walk out for second day this week over pay

NEU members are set to go on strike for two days this week over an ongoing dispute over pay with the government. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers to walk out for 2 days this week

Teachers promised £2,400 bonus by Labour to cap ‘mass resignations’

Labour plan to offer teachers £2,400 bonus to cap mass resignations

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Teachers’ strikes: Fresh round of industrial action announced for July

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher

Teachers have warned of another fresh wave of strikes in July if the government does not meet their demands on pay. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Review body recommends teachers get 6.5% pay rise

Teachers have warned of another fresh wave of strikes in July if the government does not meet their demands on pay. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers to strike if pay dispute remains unresolved

Minister for Schools Nick Gibb is going to look into Year 6 SATs following concerns the reading exam was too difficult

Year 6 SATs exams to be looked into by schools minister

Teachers and senior doctors will ballot in their dispute with the government over pay, which will likely see a fresh round of strikes. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers and senior doctors to ballot for fresh strikes

Three teachers and a 14-year-old pupil have been injured in a disturbance at Johnstone High School in Renfrewshire.

Pupil and teachers taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ at UK school

A primary school head teacher has demanded SATs be scrapped over pressure on pupils. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Head teacher demands SATs scrapped over pressure on children

Thousands of teacher members from the National Education Union held an industrial action on May 2 in a pay dispute with the UK government. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Union warns of lengthy teacher strikes into next year

Teachers from the National Education Union demonstrate in central Middlesbrough as part of a further day of industrial action by teachers on April 27, 2023 in Middlesbrough, England. There were widespread school closures in England as members of the National Education Union (NEU) went on strike for a fourth day this year. A fifth strike day is scheduled for May 2. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

All state schools in England could be closed due to strikes

Teachers are striking again. Credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

When and where teachers’ strikes are happening and if schools close

Midwives in England vote to accept government pay offer

Rishi Sunak will review England’s ‘anti-maths mindset’

Rishi Sunak sets up ‘costly’ review into ‘anti-maths mindset’

Rishi Sunak has set up a review of the UK’s ‘anti-maths mindset’ as the government aims to introduce compulsory maths for students up to the age of 18.

Charlotte Hawes

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

NASUWT votes in favour of abolishing Ofsted after teacher’s death

Teachers and members of the National Education Union (NEU) hold placards during a demonstration called by the NEU trade unions in the streets of Reading, on February 1, 2023 during a national strike day. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Teachers reject new pay offer - fresh strikes fear

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is on strike today? Teachers & junior doctors included

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

A driver supporting the NEU strike action (Photo: Getty)

200,000 teachers to strike over next three days

Children on World Book Day.

Teachers strikes fall on same day as World Book Day

World Book Day 2023 is coming - everything you need to know

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