Schools

David Cameron says spending per pupil in England will rise in cash terms if the Conservatives win the next election, but will not keep up with inflation.

They may live in Britain’s smallest city – St Davids in Wales – but a council climbdown hands a sizeable victory to a campaign by local people against plans to axe its only secondary school.

We spent much of yesterday at Channel 4 News trying to get hold of our friend and former colleague Mushtaq Yusufzai in Peshawar. Late last night he finally posted the following on Facebook:

As the chief inspector of schools warns that progress in primary schools is being undermined by a stalling of improvement in secondaries, Channel 4 News looks at some of the worst areas.

Labour’s Tristram Hunt says private schools should not get tax breaks unless they do more to help state schools out.

Sarah Oakley’s 15-year old son Jack was sent by their council to a secure unit 250 miles from home. She says she had no idea of the risks posed by other residents. Here is her story.

New shoes, school trips, a computer – millions of families cannot afford the “hidden costs” of education, and children are being bullied as a result finds a new study. Nelufar Hedayat reports.

The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, says schools should not shy away from promoting British values to stop the spread of extremism, in the wake of a damning report on the Trojan Horse scandal.

An hour’s teaching is lost every day because head teachers aren’t keeping control of school discipline, according to the Ofsted chief.

Nick Clegg insists lunch is crucial for children to learn, as his universal free school meals scheme begins. But critics say the money is wasted on families who can afford to pay.

Parents and governors from schools rated “inadequate” by Ofsted in the “Trojan horse” investigation met this week to launch a new campaign. But star of the show was a five-year-old boy called Ben.

White working-class pupils perform worse in their GCSEs than any other ethnic group. Now a new report from MPs says that a longer school day will help improve their academic results.