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World's Best Teacher Peter Tabichi on how he reached the top
Peter Tabichi from Kenya, who was named World's Best Teacher, shares what makes him stand out and what he hopes for teachers in Africa.
Teachers: Unions criticise minimum wage internship
Two teaching unions criticise an internship for teachers run by Stranmillis University College.
Warning over pupils moving between schools
A report says high numbers switching schools might conceal pupils being "off-rolled".
TED 2019: Prize to online classes project causes controversy
Plans to give millions of dollars to a program for online learning for pre-schoolers has been criticised.
Pupils shut in isolation rooms for hours, teachers say
Teachers tell how zero tolerance behaviour policies are sending pupils into isolation rooms for hours.
UK universities face 'gagging order' criticism
BBC research reveals about £87m spent on pay-offs with non-disclosure agreements since 2017.
Open University: Photos issued to mark 50th anniversary
Pictures released to mark the occasion show the early days and tell the stories of current students.
Labour pledges to scrap primary Sats if elected
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would scrap national Sats tests in primary schools in England.
LGBT lessons 'should be compulsory in primary schools'
Teaching about LGBT+ relationships must be made compulsory in primaries, a union says.
Free sanitary products plan extended to primary girls
Move follows announcement of funding for free tampons and towels in secondary schools and colleges in England.
North Yorkshire head eliminates school exclusions
There have been no exclusions at Risedale Sports and Community College for more than six months.
'How I made fathers in Senegal carry babies on their backs'
A photographer breaks stereotypes in Senegal to show that men can be seen in public caring for their children.
Four out of 10 teachers plan to quit, survey suggests
Long hours and workload prompt 40% of UK teachers to plan their escape from the classroom, a survey says.
Graffiti punished by reading - 'It worked!' says prosecutor
Two-and-a-half years after five teenagers were sentenced by a court to read a list of books, all are still in education and none has reoffended.
Parents find out about primary school places
Families in England are getting primary school offers, with one in 10 likely to miss out on their first choice.
Under-18s face 'like' and 'streaks' bans on social media
The UK's data watchdog proposes restrictions on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat among others.
The 'untold misery' of special needs shortfalls
A teaching union reveals nearly every council in England is short of money for special needs support.
‘I was put in a school isolation booth more than 240 times'
A teenager who tried to take her own life after months in a school isolation booth says she felt trapped.
Abuse of teachers leading to 'millions' in compensation
Almost £15m in compensation has been awarded to members of one teachers' union over the past year.
Worsening child poverty harms learning, say teachers
Going to school hungry, thirsty and tired cuts pupils' capacity to learn, says teachers' union survey.
