The Latest Breaking News from DfE

Nearly one in four pupils in England were eligible for free school meals in January this year, up from last year

Department for Education data shows a record 2.1 million are eligible, up by 75,000 in a year

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How many exclusions from school are for sexist abuse? We haven’t a clue because the Department of education doesn’t measure it

UK government allows British private schools in countries like UAE to use BSO kitemark while not teaching about same-sex relationships

Byron Court Primary School will be closed for two days next month

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As evidence mounts that devices are sparking a mental health crisis in young people, ‘Adolescence’ writer Jack Thorne says he thinks smartphone sales should be banned for under 16s. Helen Coffey asks whether social media and tech are really to blame – and what parents can do…

A North London primary school is set to close for a further five days over the next two weeks after staff agreed to take strike action against government plans to turn it into an academy.

A politicians fuss over sex education, a void in special needs provision is leaving families with nowhere to turn, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The report has been influenced by recent blasphemy cases, which has seen some teachers forced into hiding

Education select committee concerned that excessive workload is driving teachers out of profession

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