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School leaders and unions are calling for urgent reform of the Ofsted inspection system (Photo: PA)

School inspections will continue after Ruth Perry death, Ofsted says

Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for an Ofsted report downgrading her school (Photo: PA)

Schools remove Ofsted references from websites after Ruth Perry death

In solidarity with the late Ruth Perry, headteacher Flora Cooper in nearby Newbury, Berkshire “refused entry” to Ofsted inspectors visiting her school (Images: SWNS)

Sister of late headteacher Ruth Perry says Ofsted report was ‘harmful’

A photograph of Ruth Perry attached to the fence outside John Rankin Schools in Newbury, Berkshire, where headteacher Flora Cooper said she would refuse entry to Ofsted inspectors following the death of Ms Perry, who was head at nearby Caversham Primary School in Reading. It was announced this morning that Ofsted would inspect Ms Cooper’s school. Credit: PA

Ofsted inspection to go ahead despite protest after suicide of teacher

Teaching unions have entered intensive talks with education secretary Gillian Keegan on Friday (Photos: Getty)

Govt and teachers unions meet for 'intensive talks' after strikes

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

Headteacher killed herself before ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report - family

Members of the SSTA and NASUWT unions taking part in the first of two days of industrial action across Scotland in their ongoing pay dispute. Picture: John Devlin

Explainer Teachers in England walk out for the final two days of planned action

GV of King Edward VI Five Ways School, Bartley Green, Birmingham. Picture: SWNS

Headteacher leaves after sharing list of striking teachers

Parents across the UK are set to find out which schools their children are attending as they make the jump from primary to secondary school. (Getty Images)

Explainer Secondary school admissions: when is national offer day?

Education workers rally towards Westminster during a day of strikes across the UK on 1 February 2023 in London

Tens of thousands of teachers to strike over three days in pay dispute

World Book Day aims to promote books and the joy of reading among kids and young adults (image: Adobe)

World Book Day 2023: costume ideas and special edition books explained

Teachers hold placards and flags while shouting slogans during a protest organised NEU and other affiliated trade unions in central London, on February 1, 2023, as part of a national strike day.

Explainer Advice for parents and pupils as teachers to stage strikes over pay

Leigh Madden (in yellow beanie) and friends. Striking teachers at the National Education Union rally in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
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Teacher strikes set to go ahead as no progress made in negotiations

Teachers have warned that self-proclaimed misogynist and social media influencer Andrew Tate is ‘shaping’ young boys’ world views and ‘changing how they think.’ Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

‘Men are superior’: inside schools as young boys idolise Andrew Tate

The job ad for the role of assistant headteacher at Mercia School in Sheffield was shared widely on social media

Job ad for assistant headteacher with ‘ridiculous’ demands goes viral

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) during a rally in Glasgow.

70,000 university workers to strike for 18 days in pay row

Rishi Sunak speaks to a crowd during his campaigning at Manor Farm in Ropley, near Winchester, on 30 July 2022 (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe - Pool/Getty Images)

Is Rishi Sunak another privately educated Prime Minister?

Rishi Sunak says his maths plans would not force all pupils to take maths A-Levels (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer When Rishi Sunak will make ‘maths until 18’ policy speech today

All pupils in England will study maths up until the age of 18 under plans by Rishi Sunak (Photo: Getty Images)

Pupils in England to study maths until 18 under Rishi Sunak ‘mission’

Schools across the country will start going back this week (image: Adobe)

Explainer Here’s when schools go back across the UK - and when spring term ends

School terms across the UK vary depending on region and local authority (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s when schools break up for the Christmas holidays in the UK

More than half of the schools in England are planning teacher redundancies. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

More than half of England’s schools planning ‘perilous’ redundancies

Warning that 9 out of 10 schools will run out of money by next school year

Teachers warn schools are running out of money in plea to government

Schools out. Rearview shot of a group of unidentifiable schoolchildren jumping in the park. (peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com)

When is October half term 2022? Date pupils break up from UK schools

School headteachers to be balloted for strike action

School uniform logos could be scrapped to make clothes more affordable

Students worst-hit financially in years and need support, says charity

Universities are taking action to protect students from spiking. Credit: NationalWorld / Mark Hall

Universities handing out drinks covers as spiking concerns grow

Students ‘scared’ they can’t afford to live this winter as rent soars

Campaigners are calling for mandatory sexual harassment education to stop sexual assault on university campuses. Credit: GettyImages

Calls for sexual harassment classes to stop assaults on uni campuses

College lecturers launch 10 days of strike action in dispute over pay

Gillian said she felt so unwell after she had been spiked that she thought she was “going to die”. Credit: Gillian Reilly

Student issues freshers warning after friend spiked drink as ‘a laugh’

Financial concerns are forcing university students to drop out before graduating (image: PA)

Cost of living survey reveals 82% of uni students have money worries

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by flag-waving well-wishers as she visits the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England, on July 19th, 2012 during her diamond jubilee tour. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the topping out ceremony for Leeds Arena, where they met construction crews and apprentices before viewing musical and acrobatics performances, during the latest leg of the tour to mark her 60-year reign.

Date schools will be closed for the Queen’s funeral

The Times and The Sunday Times’ Good University Guide 2023 has been published.

UK university rankings 2023: which university is best?

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: A homemade card is left at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on September 11, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Full list of schools closed in Edinburgh due to the Queen’s death

Rising costs spark ‘real concern’ schools will struggle this winter

Nurseries across the UK are closing due to soaring energy bills and staff shortages, leaving parents without affordable childcare.

Parents forced out of work as nurseries close due to soaring bills

Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term

Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term

Primary school child at work in a classroom (PA)

When do UK schools go back 2022? Date pupils return to the classroom

Molly Fearn and Aminah Majid celebrate after receiving their GCSE results at The Grammar School in Leeds, Yorkshire. Credit: PA

Live GCSE results day: pupils get grades in first exams after Covid

Areas where pupils are least likely to go to first preference schools

GCSE results day 2022 is on Thursday 25 August (image: Getty Images)

How do GCSE grade boundaries work? Key info for results day 2022

Derek Skipper needed a magnifying glass to complete the test (Photo: SWNS)

Man celebrates passing his GCSE Maths exam - at the age of 92

GCSE grades show big north-south divide and regional inequality

Students open their GCSE exam results (PA)

GCSE results day 2022: best good luck messages to send to students

A student at the Fowey River Academy receives his GCSE results (Photo: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

GCSE results: new grading system explained and what makes a pass

Kaitlin Wolmarans (centre) with other students after they received his GCSE results at Norwich School. Credit: PA

GCSE results down from 2021 record high but above pre-pandemic levels

GCSE grades explained as pupils await 2022 results - and when they will be released

When is GCSE results day 2022? Date and time exam results come out

Students react after opening their GCSE exam results on GCSE results day at the City of London Academy, Hackney (Pic: Getty Images)

GCSE results day 2022: can parents collect their child’s GCSE results?

Numbered GCSE grades are being introduced in 2022 (image: Getty Images)

GCSE 2023 dates - all the key dates for exams and results

University bosses say tuition fees should be raised closer to £24k

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