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Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies

Essex is the second largest local authority in England – and its Ofsted outstanding-rated children and families social care team has a particularly low turnover rate. So what are the secrets behind its success?

Each year, when new PGCE students arrive at the University of Bristol to start their journey towards becoming English teachers, I ask them to study the national curriculum. This is the statutory document prescribing what children aged from five to 16 are taught at school.

Commuters looking to buy a home in Berkshire can pick between canalside villages and thriving towns with fast train services to London

The area with the highest ‘family safety score’ can be found in the capital

Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons

Figures raise questions about safeguarding at college given ‘outstanding’ for welfare by Ofsted

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

Hybrid working and high-speed broadband mean village life is an option for those with jobs in the capital, and there are plenty of areas with handy city links to choose from

Dreams are being scuppered by local authorities despite there being a childcare shortage

These shared-ownership options are in picturesque locations — all within easy reach of the city