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Universal free school meals were supposed to be in place in primary by August 2022 – but the pledge won’t even be fully realised two years after that

The key details from the government’s revamped Energy Bill Relief Scheme and what it will mean for schools and trusts

Cost pressures are forcing major academy trusts to delay investment in education and school buildings, accounts show

Union and policy leaders criticise prime minister Rishi Sunak after he set out his priorities for the new year – but didn’t include education

Dozens of schools told just before Christmas they will face an NTP funding audit in the new year

Don’t miss your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the education secretary’s appeal to teachers not to strike over pay and how the digital divide is impacting on vulnerable pupils

New educational psychologists in Scotland say their training is undermined by a ‘meagre’ bursary and that they are struggling to make ends meet

Scottish Parliament hears that some subjects, including languages, are vulnerable as local authorities face extreme budget pressures

The safety risk posed by dilapidated school buildings is now being investigated by a cross-governmental group of top officials, DfE report reveals

Post-pandemic, technology is a bigger part of learning than ever before – but the most vulnerable children are still struggling to find equity in access to it, finds Simon Creasey

General secretary of the EIS, Scotland’s biggest teaching union, outlines her disappointment with a Budget where education did not feature prominently

School leaders in Scotland say the pandemic has led to behaviour problems like never before – but views about how to respond differ, finds Emma Seith