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£7 million will be spent on the second round of subjects, including relationships and sex education and modern foreign languages

Humza Yousaf accused of ‘turning his back on rural Scotland’ following the revelation that 40 mainly rural schools have been closed or mothballed in recent years

Progress 8 has pushed schools towards the same GCSE-focused model, says Jon Hutchinson as he argues we must applaud those few schools being honest about the costs of doing something different

‘I’ve changed my mind,’ says former Ofsted chief, who tells 91¶¶Òõ he now supports Labour’s proposed ‘report cards’ after reflecting on the death of head Ruth Perry

This week’s essential round-up includes the response to Ofsted’s announcement of changes; plus fears about the government’s national plan for music and the rise of part-time timetables

Union says guidance is needed to prevent candidates from being unfairly penalised or discriminated against by schools carrying out online checks

A long-awaited consultation on the content of the first-ever British Sign Language GCSE will seek the views of teachers, employers and the deaf and hearing communities

The first cohort of leaders will start the ‘immersive’ year-long programme in February 2024

Jeremy Miles speaks exclusively to 91¶¶Òõ’ Emma Seith about Curriculum for Wales, the new qualifications and what he has learned from Scotland’s mistakes

Heads’ leaders says schools need support on music education as the DfE announces a new board to oversee its national plan

New report calls on policymakers to ‘recognise and respond’ to the challenge of ‘educational isolation’ in schools

Researchers looking at attendance data believe around 34,000 young people could be on part-time school timetables