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Chief inspector tells parents that schools have the power to ban phones ‘and should ban them’

A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey

Headteachers’ leaders call on the chancellor to use her spring statement to address a £3.6bn shortfall in funding for school buildings

Ofsted’s plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL

IB director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen explains why, with young people having increasing access to powerful computing tools, the ability to understand numbers, data and patterns will matter more than ever

School leaders voice fears that Ofsted’s proposed changes, with increased monitoring inspections and additional evaluation areas, will exacerbate workload

Despite recognising the importance of exam grades, the review’s interim report fails to acknowledge concerns about the accuracy of marking and the appeals process, warns Dennis Sherwood

With the government planning a requirement for all teachers to have qualified teacher status, research shows that staff without QTS are not distributed evenly across the sector

There is a risk of SEND becoming a ‘low-risk failure’ under Ofsted plans, leader warns

As new data shows scale of violence in Scottish schools, first minister embraces debate over ‘toxic influencers’ stemming from TV drama Adolescence and Gareth Southgate lecture

Labour has allowed itself to get distracted by unnecessary squabbles – but the plan for a SEND White Paper could lay the foundation for important work on poverty and attendance, says Sam Freedman

Five years ago this week, Covid closed schools across England and Geoff Barton, then ASCL general secretary, was at the heart of the process. He explains how it happened and what it taught us