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Schools should no longer have to be the ‘sticking plaster’ for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report

The lack of proper data on children not in school obstructs efforts to support the vulnerable, says an MP who has introduced a bill to create a not-in-school register

Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school

91¶¶Òõ’ education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted ‘punch’ comment

New Audit Office report on child poverty in Northern Ireland shows attainment gap at school starts early and remains wide in the years to come

NAHT says creative subjects are being ‘squeezed out’ as senior politicians from both political parties call for a broader curriculum

‘Top-down’ education reforms have a poor track record and Scotland’s school staff should be entrusted with key decisions, advises expert analysis

The CEO of a trust with 14 special schools says capacity and funding challenges are being caused by mainstream accountability metrics and political posturing

Three years after his appointment as the ‘catch-up tsar’, Sir Kevan Collins tells the full story of the four months he spent trying to get the government to take education recovery seriously

The incoming ASCL general secretary outlines his priorities for his tenure as the country enters a general election year and tells 91¶¶Òõ what he thinks the next government should focus on

This week’s essential education news includes a 91¶¶Òõ investigation revealing the ‘unmanageable’ rise in parent complaints, and sector leaders’ frustration over the Spring Budget

Scottish government promises review after being accused of a lack of action over the increase in dangerous behaviour in schools