Anna Davis is the Education Editor and Deputy Campaigns Editor at the Evening Standard. She covers everything from nursery to school, university and beyond.
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Anna Davis is the Education Editor and Deputy Campaigns Editor at the Evening Standard. She covers everything from nursery to school, university and beyond.
Inside the refuge helping women who have fled abusive homes
The Standard visits a refuge backed by our appeal that helps victims of domestic abuse
No 'general duty' for schools to allow pupils to change gender ID
Long-awaited guidance for headteachers on how to deal with transgender pupils is published
Tackle teacher shortage by employing tradespeople, MPs told
Schools minster admits there is "clearly a lot of work to do" to boost teacher numbers
Community canteen that helps those worse off during winter chill
Be Enriched runs a charity canteen in Clapham Park which is a lifeline for those struggling, especially during winter
Free school meals boost bond between parents and schools, report says
Report finds "unexplored benefits" of giving free food to all children regardless of family income
Parents demand overhaul of Ofsted inspections
Report comes in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
For many disabled people, help from Merton Centre has been pivotal
With no end in sight to cost-of-living crisis, Anna Davis talks to those benefiting from key financial advice
Transgender guidance for schools to come 'by Christmas' - Keegan
Schools need clarity because they are "struggling" to deal with the issue alone
'Without AFRIL’s help, I’d be on the streets begging'
Since the cost of living crisis began, Action for Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL) has seen a 93 per cent increase in demand
UK teenagers bullied more at school than in many other countries
One in five UK students said they are made fun of 'a few times a month or more'
British teenagers climb global maths and reading rankings
UK students have risen up the world league table depsite performing worse than in 2018
Plans to keep schools open during strikes are 'draconian' say unions
Plans to introduce minimum service levels in schools are criticised by teaching unions
Friction between schools and parents growing, Ofsted head warns
Since the Covid pandemic absenteeism has become a 'stubborn problem' in schools and disruptive behaviour has become more common
Pupil absence so high everyone must work to fix it - headteachers
The number of pupils skipping school remains at double pre-pandemic levels
Jim Carter backs scheme to turn unused land into teaching allotments
The scheme has won backing from the government and the Greater London Authority
Don't let tech company censoring dictate online content, report warns
Michael Shellenberger has published a new report called Free Speech and Big Tech: The Case for User Control
UK ‘has plunged down academic freedom league’
‘There are now persistent and widespread concerns that many in higher education are being silenced’, said director of free speech at the Office for Students
Sunak A-levels replacement plan slammed as ‘pie in the sky’
Prime Minister unveiled major reforms to the post-16 education system in his party conference speech
Poor students ‘likelier to opt for universities close to home’
Experts from the world of education gathered at the Evening Standard’s Liverpool Street headquarters
Month of magic to toast proud black history
Black History Month to celebrate the enormous contribution black people have made to the capital – and help tackle the racial inequalities that still exist