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Teachers will strike in pay dispute

Teachers will stage the first national strike in 21 years on April 24, Britain's biggest classroom union said.

Worry over 'patchy career advice'

Government-backed careers advice for youngsters and adults is patchy and needs improvement, research suggests.

'One out, one in' law for schools which expel pupils

All secondary schools will be forced by law to take in pupils that their neighbouring schools exclude, the education secretary announced yesterday.

Teachers criticise over-testing

UK tests and league tables have made children the unhappiest in the western world, teachers have claimed.

Teachers tick off school minister

An education minister was given a hard time by delegates at a union conference, especially over the issues of class sizes and trust.

White boys 'need local lessons'

Schools need to be able to vary the curriculum locally to give working class white boys a sense of identity and raise achievement, teachers say.

How do I rate my lesson?

Half of teachers are happy for children to have a say on learning policies and how they are taught.

Dyslexia link to school failures

Many schoolchildren could be failing reading and writing tests because they are unaware they are dyslexic, new government-funded research suggests.

Trainee teachers outside the classroom

New teachers are being offered the opportunity to teach and learn in settings outside schools.

Big divides over school choices

As many as eight out of 10 children across England are being offered their first choice of secondary school, but there are big divides across the coun