Education

England could be facing a shortage of up to 19,000 school leaders by 2022 if action is not taken to plug the gap, it has been claimed.

A review was carried out after Ann Maguire was stabbed to death by pupil Will Cornick at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds.

Three unions warn of a "national crisis", saying more than 300 libraries have closed since 2010.

The unusual move is being launched for November because of "the absolute certainty that homework is detrimental" to children.

A new study has found that having a before-school club has academic benefits for pupils.

More than 250,000 children are at risk of falling behind by the age of five because of a "severe shortage" of qualified nursery teachers.

A new report argues pupils from this ethnic group would benefit from reintroducing grammar schools focused on their needs.

The education and health campaigner has been chosen as a recipient of an honorary degree by the Open University in Scotland.

Official figures show parents are increasingly defying government rules and taking their children on unauthorised trips during term-time.

The Tonight programme examines how the rules on taking children out of school for holidays during term time have been plunged into chaos.