Schools
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Education watchdog says 37 schools had year group results discounted last year due to cheating, up from six in 2012
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Academies programme should be fully funded by the government rather than subsidised by local taxpayers, says LGA
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All politicians favour people moving ‘up in the world’. So why has social mobility in Britain gone into decline? For social historian David Kynaston the answer begins with our elitist and divisive system of education
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Education round up: We get festive with our 12 days of Christmas giveaway, nativity plays pushed aside in favour of Elvis and teacher shortages continue
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Margaret Drabble: The template of the British private school should be scrapped, not slavishly imitated in the state sector
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Off the Page: microplays from the Royal Court and the Guardian School Gate: Anna Maxwell Martin and Liz White star in a microplay by the Guardian and the Royal Court – video
An after-school encounter captures two parents' hopes and fears for their children's future. A microplay about education starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Liz White
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Off the Page: microplays from the Royal Court and the Guardian An education: making the Guardian and the Royal Court's microplay School Gate
Director Gbolahan Obisesan and journalist Richard Adams explain how they and Rachel De-lahay created a study of perilous parental interaction outside neighbouring schools -
On the other side of the fence: working in independent schools Let's stop the divisive rhetoric damaging private and state school relations
Richard Harman, chair of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, discusses tax breaks, international students and why Ofqual still isn’t making the grade -
Giles Fraser: There are so many problems with how this potentially thrilling subject is being taught in schools. And indoctrination isn’t one
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Letters: State schools just need significantly increased investment in high-quality guidance, for the expertise and passion for excellence and aspiration is there
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tackling mental health stigma in schools Why should teachers talk about mental health with students and colleagues?
Being open about mental illness isn’t just a case of championing teacher wellbeing; it’s essential for recovery and providing students with positive role models -
Eliane Glaser: The National Literacy Trust’s headline-grabbing claim is little more than highly coordinated lobbying based on flimsy evidence
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Looking to add some final touches to your pupils’ nativity outfits? Here’s how to make them look great with breaking the bank
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Audience at ITV debate give party leader a hard time over immigration, his private education and wealth of former treasurer
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Four subjects scrapped and other courses delayed by lack of accreditation, leaving schools struggling to plan teaching
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tackling mental health stigma in schools Five ways to tackle the mental health taboo in your classroom
What small, practical steps can teachers take to stop discrimination and raise awareness about mental health problems among students? Journalist Martin Williams explores -
Open thread: Nativity plays have been changing with the times. Tell us if they should include aliens and lobsters or stick with tradition
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Family and mobility are key factors deterring women from working in senior leadership in schools overseas. But with generation Y on the rise, employers need to respond – and fast
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After the Bristol case, a local head explains how widespread the issue is and how few resources there are to help affected pupils
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Letter from a curious parent Dear Ms Morgan: how do faith schools tackle the problem of ‘separate lives’?
The PM is worried about different cultures living apart from each other, but more free schools of specific faiths isn’t going to help -
Laura Bates: Sixty per cent of girls and young women aged 13 to 21 reporting sexual harassment at school or college, according to the Girls’ Attitudes Survey. More must be done to tackle this widespread problem
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National Audit Office warns that students at unmonitored alternative providers could have accessed over £50m in funding
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Alison McGovern: The ex-prime minister has always been concerned for people’s welfare – as I found out while having a baby – and he will carry on campaigning for every child’s right to an education
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Pupils will study the arrival of different groups, from empire builders such as the Romans to those fleeing persecution
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Celebrate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Wednesday 10 December with a selection of lesson plans and teaching resources
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To say thanks to our teacher members, we’re starting your 12 days of Christmas early. From Monday 1 December, we’re giving away one present each day. Click on the number to reveal the gifts and enter our prize draw
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Paul Mason: The system fails bright pupils from ordinary backgrounds. And here’s how we all lose ...
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Hugh Muir: Now the government is insisting schools in England teach pupils about the law of the land. Another case of teachers having to step in to a role that parents should fulfil
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Teacher Kate Wright discusses how her school’s cross-curricular approach to teaching equips students with essential life skills
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State schools don’t need the private sector’s advice
Sam FreedmanSam Freedman: Public schools shouldn’t get tax breaks and the state sector could use the money to build on its recent successes -
The debate Is it right that public schools have charitable status?
Carole Cadwalladr and Charlotte VereLabour says private schools must ‘form genuine and accountable partnerships’ with state schools or lose benefits. Carole Cadwalladr and Charlotte Vere debate -
Ian Jack on Saturday We should tax private schools as businesses, not beg to borrow their cricket pitches
Ian Jack: Should state-school teachers and students feel gratitude to the rich for having to share their resources under Tristram Hunt’s plans? It will only reinforce our inequalities -
The obsession with levels and never wanting to be on the wrong side of data is forcing many teachers into unscrupulous practice
King or queen for a day If I were queen for a day I would enforce old-age selfies for children