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With votes at 16 meaning many school students are able to vote in next week’s Scottish council elections, here are some ideas for talking to them about voting and elections

Sam Freedman, one of the architects of the pupil-premium strategy that is central to school funding for disadvantaged pupils, reflects on how the policy was brought to life – and why it needs to take centre stage once again

Recruitment difficulties and cost pressures are leading Scottish councils to attempt to bring primary and secondary schools together under one headteacher, a move riddled with issues for Scotland and with big lessons for other countries

From longer school days to more free school meals, we look at five manifesto pledges from each of the main parties

After a Twitterstorm erupted after their last article, Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters worry about how quick education is to polarise itself, especially at a time when agreeing education’s key purpose is needed more than ever

A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including new government SEND advisers, NTP contract bids and how phonics became an education culture war

Tories call for school inspection ‘to restart urgently’ – but how much is enough and what’s the point anyway, asks Emma Seith

All teachers can help children build crucial oracy skills

Before the pandemic, reducing teacher workload was high on the agenda. Now, we must prioritise it once again, says Yvonne Williams

The SAC Inquiry opened today, amid warnings that it must not miss the bigger picture

Teaching children about money can seem an enormous task so it is important to start young, says Gillian Darroch

Despite positive advances in the diversity of initial teacher training, Dan Worth and Helen Lock find that unless more efforts are made to retain these teachers at the start of their careers and offer routes to leadership, it will be a wasted opportunity