Just days before the start of the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry –… Julia Waters needs your support for Fund family’s legal costs for Ruth Perry inquest

Minister apologises after being recorded claiming government has gone ‘over and above’ on Raac in schools

Government funded Parkfield, in Dorset, after ‘unbelievable’ lack of due diligence, says expert

As two UK universities cut their courses, historians fear others could follow

Tees Valley project is hoping to help 10,000 children whose ability to learn is suffering as a result of bed poverty

Increasing numbers of children hungry and lack adequate clothing, with two-thirds of secondary teachers also supporting pupils

Specialists critical of official policy claim secret files are being kept on them by the Department for Education

Union to campaign against single-phrase Ofsted judgments, threatening possible strike action

Headteacher Alan Streeter has turned around Beacon High School, a deprived secondary with a reputation for violence and 300 suspensions a year

The long read: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities

Policy will move to keeping vulnerable pupils in school as focus shifts to root causes of exclusions

Inspector tells Observer investigation that top officials are aware that computer system crashes can wipe out data

Education consultants say headteachers approaching in record numbers, after inspection ruled a factor in Ruth Perry’s suicide

Amanda Spielman says agency did not get it wrong in school downgrade that contributed to headteacher’s death

Teachers warn families hitting ‘brick wall’ when trying to get help for children

Teachers warn families hitting ‘brick wall’ when trying to get help for children

Heads warn of ‘broken system’ as staff are laid off or not replaced to balance the books

Heads warn of ‘broken system’ as staff are laid off or not replaced to balance the books

‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics

Unions ballot members about coordinated action that will lead to many more school closures

Policy will move to keeping vulnerable pupils in school as focus shifts to root causes of exclusions

Inspector tells Observer investigation that top officials are aware that computer system crashes can wipe out data

Inspectors say claims made to coroner about wellbeing training following death of Reading headteacher are ‘nonsense’

University had paid some postgraduate researchers ‘less than minimum wage’

Observer investigation finds that private companies made £105m despite not being registered with Ofsted

Safeguarding staff say they can’t get referrals for serious cases and don’t have the expertise to give pupils the help they need

As two UK universities cut their courses, historians fear others could follow

Inspectors say claims made to coroner about wellbeing training following death of Reading headteacher are ‘nonsense’

New chief Sir Martyn Oliver announces pause in visits but schools claim training for inspectors on alleviating stress is not sufficient

The ex-London schools commissioner and chief education officer for Birmingham was hailed by colleagues

Unions and headteachers say party must make retention of staff as high a priority as recruitment

Headteacher Alan Streeter has turned around Beacon High School, a deprived secondary with a reputation for violence and 300 suspensions a year

Universities are at a loss how to maintain free speech when both sides claim they feel unsafe

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

Heads warn of ‘broken system’ as staff are laid off or not replaced to balance the books

Headteachers and food aid charities say they are struggling to cope with growing demand from families unable to afford food

‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics

Three years after his appointment as the ‘catch-up tsar’, Sir Kevan Collins tells the full story of the four months he spent trying to get the government to take education recovery seriously

Dr Wesam Hassan had been told that son would not be granted visa to live with her in UK

Report sets out in detail the disruption at St Leonard’s, one of schools worst hit by ‘crumbling concrete’

Workers in healthcare, education and justice are battling crumbling systems. They told us what actions they want to see from the new government

New chief Sir Martyn Oliver announces pause in visits but schools claim training for inspectors on alleviating stress is not sufficient

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

Schools risk being overwhelmed by hungry, exhausted children from freezing homes, headteachers and campaigners warn

Toby Young email sparks fears university leaders are already kowtowing to new Office for Students

DfE allocates £450m to 826 building projects at 733 schools, a fall of almost 60% – in terms of total projects – compared with 2020-21

New chief Sir Martyn Oliver announces pause in visits but schools claim training for inspectors on alleviating stress is not sufficient

Forty MPs sign letter urging closure of police master’s course run in building where dissidents say they were tortured

Queen Mary in London and Wolverhampton criticised for ‘brutalising’ stance against employees

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

New leader Martyn Oliver says he will heed unions’ call, after coroner ruled inspection had contributed to headteacher’s death

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

Higher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by

Latest figures show more than 230 schools affected by crumbling concrete, but many have yet to be told when rebuilding will begin

Pupils’ lack of food and sleep is leading one education trust in northern England to focus more on families

Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangs

Parents of young men facing conduct panels over assaults are raising the stakes by bringing barristers to them, academics say

No new investment in staffing and buildings in England and Wales, despite Rishi Sunak’s funding pledge

From sourcing window glass to sharing online lectures, British institutions are helping war-torn campuses to survive

Hester, the Conservative party’s biggest donor, told colleagues looking at Diane Abbott, makes you 'want to hate all black women' and said the MP 'should be shot'

Sir Martyn Oliver, who became Ofsted's chief inspector at the start of this year, he has experienced some of the 'most broken' schools in the country but has been able to 'turn them around'.