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LocatED director previously claimed that schools were sitting on surplus land ‘the size of central London’

A new international sustainability diploma shows how Scottish educational reform might play out in classrooms, explains headteacher Ian Munro

If the next government truly wants to grow the country, it should not overlook the dividends that an investment in education pays – and where the money needs to go

Local authorities say they ‘recognise the vital role of teachers’ but that ‘progress cannot be made by focusing on teachers alone’

The general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders outlines three key statistics that should sharpen the mind of the next government

The next government must recognise that forcing unfunded salary rises for support staff onto schools is not viable and it is hollowing out a vital layer of staff, says Duncan Spalding

This week’s essential education news includes high rejection rates for ITT applications for subjects with staff shortages, and the scale of the teacher retention crisis

The education bill promises to ‘better support pupils and teachers’, so MSPs are particularly keen to hear their opinions

MSPs question why the Scottish government’s approach to replacing the Erasmus student exchange scheme is ‘so much slower than their counterparts in Wales’

There is ‘growing frustration at all levels’ with Northern Ireland’s special educational needs system – and solutions must be based on a ‘highly inclusive’ approach, says Noel Purdy

For too long the difficulties for small, rural schools have been ignored – the next government needs to save these vital ‘community anchors’, says one MAT leader

Publication of long-awaited Hayward review response – as well as behaviour action plan and mobile phone guidance – put on hold, as education secretary cites pre-election rules