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With the attainment gap wider than it has ever been for disadvantaged pupils, it is vital that tutoring cash is maintained to help schools do what they can to close this chasm, says the NFER’s Ben Styles

Two Scottish lawyers set out what headteachers should know about equalities guidance on pupils’ hairstyles

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Don’t miss your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the first teacher pay strike, Ofsted under fire over judgements and schools’ recruitment challenges

Teachers had no choice but to go on strike, and experience from action in the 1980s shows the impact is painful for all, says this recently retired headteacher

We shouldn’t be looking to improve schools through external intervention – let’s trust the trusts and support them to do the job instead, argues Leora Cruddas

As deadlines loom for important consultations on education reform, it is crucial that they are not defined by apathy, says headteacher Peter Bain

The teacher recruitment challenges that schools face – and the effects that these can have on quality of education – have been laid bare by new NFER research

At the Schools and Academies Show last week a panel of sector heavyweights debated whether the plan for all schools to be in an academy trust by 2030 is realistic – and how school leaders can be convinced to make the move

Sam Freedman breaks down the reality of the Budget and explains why, although it will help schools avoid some difficult decisions, it still leaves an uncertain future for all elements of the education sector

If we really want to increase uptake of modern foreign languages at GCSE and A level then we need a much bolder plan than Nick Gibb has put forward, says Professor Geraint Jones

School meals in Scotland are nothing like they used to be, but Emma Seith finds that there is still much to improve – and the cost-of-living crisis is putting progress in jeopardy