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The government needs to U-turn on its plan to defund applied general qualifications like Btecs – or many disadvantaged young people will drop out of education, warns Geoff Barton

With the research on cognitive science embedded, we should seek out new areas to boost learning, says Jon Severs

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The primary head talks about the importance of saying ‘yes’, avoiding quick fixes and being a cheerleader for the school

For 20 years, Scotland has been guaranteeing NQTs a one-year post in a school – but other countries are catching up

Education suffers if teachers are defined by shortcomings and constantly feel under attack, hears Henry Hepburn

Sam Freedman explains why the procurement process for the delivery of the National Tutoring Programme was flawed – and has led to problems with the catch-up scheme

The government has come under fire for not supplying enough schools with air-cleaning units to help them fight Covid. But how much difference do these devices make? Here experts explain how they can be very effective

In 2001, the McCrone deal attempted to give Scottish teachers better pay, status and prospects – and less admin. Twenty years on, Emma Seith looks at the legacy of one of the UK’s most ambitious education reforms

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First in new series of 91¶¶Òõ Scotland investigations will look at the long-term impact of the seminal report on teachers’ working conditions

The lifting of face mask rules doesn’t mean that it’s business as usual – schools still need a lot more government support, says Geoff Barton