Education secretary contradicts Sir Michael Wilshaw’s claim to MPs that watchdog is unable to inspect management of chains
Deputy PM to solicit teachers’ groups for ways to help ease administrative workloads and focus on educating pupils
Research questions value of £800m-a-year policy, saying only few women return to work and boost to children short-lived
From studying to socialising, it's almost impossible for students to unplug for long periods of time
One recent report claims today’s students are super healthy, another that they are piling on the pounds. Which is correct? 
Universities and, shockingly, students’ unions are seeking to stop unfavourable stories about their institutions
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Using film in the classroom isn’t a perk reserved for English and drama. Teacher Elizabeth Evans explores how science, geography and maths students can benefit 
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While women dominate both sectors, significantly more men enter – and stay in – private education. Lucy Ward explores what the statistics mean for teachers’ career options
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Ever used pumpkin carving designs to teach reflective symmetry? Use art to trick your students into an educational treat
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Teacher Carl Rosin discusses his alternative assessment model and why he wishes his school wasn’t top of state rankings in Pennsylvania
Meet Xiaoyu, a student from China, home to around 19.8% of all international students at UK universities
The threat of death makes you realise the pointlessness of self-imposed obstacles, writes a breast cancer survivor
Meet Raghav, a student from India, home to around 5.3% of all international students at UK universities
Blind student is reduced to tears outside Tesco, following a mass protest at a Sainsbury’s store where two female students had been stopped from kissing
Headteachers are breaking the rules to feed children and their families because they say they cannot ignore the signs of poverty
Applicants these days want high-spec pads, but upgrading halls is tough when investors only want to lend to elite institutions
Nothing will change until we eliminate all social and academic selection and adopt systems such as lotteries and banding, says Fiona Millar
Funding decisions announced on Tuesday; school websites adopt ‘British values’; more delays to Durand boarding school; costs of forced academisation; and the smallest free schools
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Here’s all you need to know about the awards and why you should enter
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Past judges share their experience of the awards and tell us what they’re looking for from this year’s entries
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There are 14 categories to choose from which gives a chance for each university department to showcase its achievement
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Here’s all you need to know about entering the awards and how each submission will be assessed
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Josie Long: Free education is not a crazy dream; some countries already have it. We should too, or we face a future where the study of literature or art becomes a luxury available to the rich alone
Tristram Hunt: We need to stop the relentless initiative-itis and increasing workload piled on teachers that has led to too many leaving the profession
