The Labour Party are pandering to the most extreme elements of the teacher unions at the expense of ensuring high academic standards in our schools, writes Nick Gibb MP

The next Labour government will "trust" teachers in a bid to boost morale and improve retention rates, shadow schools minister Mike Kane has said.

Labour's manifesto for the next general election will contain a pledge to abolish all private schools by bringing them into the state system.

A Labour government would scrap and replace the schools inspection watchdog, Ofsted, Angela Rayner has said.

Commenting on the announcement by Angela Rayner, Shadow Education Secretary, on the Labour Party’s plans for the future of inspection, Ms Chris Keates, General Secretary (Acting) of NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:

Labour will put creativity back at the heart of our curriculum and our classrooms, writes Tom Watson MP

As automation transforms the world of work, a Labour government must invest in adult education, bring back Night Schools and open up opportunity for all who want to develop and grow, writes David Lammy MP

Ministers must investigate how to reverse a rise in the number of students leaving school without basic qualifications, England’s Children’s Commissioner has said.

A massive hike in school funding announced by the Government is not enough to turn around more than a decade of cuts, experts have warned.

Dods Monitoring's Aaron Revel examines the Level 3 Review and the Future of Further Education in England.

The Disabled Students’ Allowance should cover the full cost of technologies to help close the outcomes gap between disabled and non-disabled students, writes Seema Malhotra

International students will be able to stay in the UK for two years after graduating to look for a job, ministers have announced, in a reversal of changes put in place by Theresa May.

Boris Johnson has announced plans to create thousands of new school places in a bid to "drive up education standards".

The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has deplored the impact of reforms which have led to a narrowing of the education curriculum and the loss of teacher and support staff jobs at TUC Congress in Brighton.

Serious violence is having a devastating impact on children and young people’s safety, wellbeing and future life chances, the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has told TUC Congress.

A no deal Brexit threatens to exacerbate the exploitation of and poor employment conditions experienced by many supply teachers, the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has warned. 

Starting salaries for teachers could rise to £30,000 in the next four years under new plans unveiled by the Government.

Boris Johnson has pledged to spend an extra £14bn on primary and secondary schools over the next three years.

NASUWT have responded to the announcement by Government of a three year funding package for schools.

Ministers have been urged to tackle the “scandal” of falling happiness among children by making schools measure pupils’ well-being every year.

Commenting on the GCSE results, Ms Chris Keates, General Secretary (Acting) of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:

Children’s interest in Science is down with time pressures to teach full curriculum a crucial factor, according to new research from IET.

A recent survey commissioned by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) shows that 3 in 4 parents think qualifications that combine work experience and study are the best way to prepare young people for the workplace.

73% of engineering and technology employers have difficulty with job candidates who have academic knowledge but lack workplace skills.