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Mindfulness is a psychological technique which is said to help combat stress. But should it be widely introduced in schools?

Campaigners and headteachers express alarm at ‘draconian’ assessments, which they say will inhibit creativity

The government has sought to reassure teachers who are up in arms about new primary assessment arrangements with a much-anticipated clarification document published tonight.

Scientist Stephen Hawking has paid tribute to the teacher who inspired his early steps into scholarship.

It’s time to celebrate authors, illustrators, books and most importantly, reading.

Head teachers in England are having to share staff with other schools as they try to find “stop-gap solutions” to fill vacancies, the Association of School and College Leaders says.

The government has pushed back the deadline for schools to submit writing assessments for 11-year-olds, after bringing the date forward a month ago.

Official assessments of four-year-olds in England are unreliable and disrupt the early days of school when children should be settling in, a report says.

A-levels are not the only route to university, with a range of alternative qualifications securing a degree place, says the admissions service, Ucas.

Tough new “world class” targets proposed today for measuring schools’ performance are achievable ‒ but only if schools are given enough support, a headteachers’ leader has said.