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Former DfE permanent secretary also says that academisation has meant decision-making is too centralised

Moves to put targets on literacy and numeracy sound laudable but the consequence will likely see more children with SEND pushed into more inclusive settings – heaping yet more pressure on their staff and finances

The pandemic has upended societal structures, yet many still claim that lasting timetable change in schools is too complex. However, Emma Seith has found such change is already taking place

This week is Languages Week Scotland, so how successful has the drive to make languages ‘an entitlement’ from P1 to S3 been?

Government language in its efforts to improve literacy and numeracy is unacceptable and unhelpful, says Jon Severs

The shock of the pandemic does not look like leading to radical change in Scottish education, says Henry Hepburn

UK government accused of ignoring the fact that the devolved nations have their own education systems – and digital learning platforms

Arbitrary targets in the levelling up White Paper could risk undermining more structural, and more important, work to reform the education sector, explains Sam Freedman

Recent pledges to raise standards will come to nothing if the government does not address the systemic issues that schools face, says Chris Rossiter

School staff are among the employees most likely to suffer from long Covid – but currently, there is no clear guidance on how they should be supported if they do. So what are the problems that sufferers are facing? And what will the consequences be for education if the government fails to take action?

This week the government has set out its plans for ‘levelling up’ the country. Here is a breakdown of its plans for education

Welsh schools may add an hour to the school day, with changes to the long summer break also mooted