The message from headteachers is stark: they are unable to recruit the teachers they need to continue to drive up standards. The situation is particularly difficult for schools serving disadvantaged ...

Why are the squashy lizards and hard-edged rectangles at war? No-one knows, but fighting continues until they’re forced to find a way to co-exist. Their solution delights just about every reader: a ...

Lynda set up a lunchtime writing club, ‘Buzzwords’, in her primary school. She began with Year 6 and, after a while, opened the writing club to children across KS2. Children were given notebooks and ...

Diwali is celebrated on Tuesday 21st October 2025. What is Diwali and who celebrates Diwali? Diwali, often called the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some others around ...