Autumn deadline will be missed as ministers take more time to consider controversial SEND reforms

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says

Children as young as three will have lessons on wildfires and flooding under 10-point emergency response plan

PM Pedro Sánchez accused of ‘embarrassing’ Spain after praising protesters who forced final stage to be abandoned The premature and chaotic end of the Vuelta a España cycle race has triggered a bitter political row in Spain, with opposition politicians accusing the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, of causing the country “international embarrassment” by encouraging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disrupt the event. The race’s final stage was abandoned after groups protesting against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday night. Continue reading...

Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation

Watchdog pushes ahead with plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term

With the curriculum and assessment review expected to deliver its findings in the autumn, Mark and Zoe Enser outline six common curriculum pitfalls, and how effective schools avoid them

Margaret Mulholland shares her recommended reads on equitable school leadership and how to further develop your inclusive practice

Natural climate variation is most likely reason as global heating due to fossil fuel burning has continued The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, scientists have reported, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005. The finding is surprising, the researchers say, given that carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning have continued to rise and trap ever more heat over that time. Continue reading...