The Latest Breaking News from DfE

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

The methodology behind our comparison of outdoor areas owned by private and state schools

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.