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It is ‘a scandal’ that growing numbers of school pupils are going without basics such as food and warm clothing, warns Sutton Trust founder

Exclusive: The government has given some schools longer to challenge its recovery of tutoring cash after heads left in the dark

Don’t miss your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the shocking decline in teachers’ mental health, trainees dropping out and a lack of support for schools struggling with funding

Funding for training new educational psychologists could reach £32m over six years

Investigation: Budget pressures see sharp rise in schools asking for government financial help – but they could face a long wait, according to data seen by 91¶¶Òõ

Exclusive: School-based training providers warn of exodus of students who can’t afford to finish courses

With the attainment gap wider than it has ever been for disadvantaged pupils, it is vital that tutoring cash is maintained to help schools do what they can to close this chasm, says the NFER’s Ben Styles

School support staff are skipping meals themselves in the cost-of-living crisis but buying food, stationery and other items for pupils, says Unison

Don’t miss your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the first teacher pay strike, Ofsted under fire over judgements and schools’ recruitment challenges

The influential Queen Street Group of multi-academy trusts pledges to support small MATs and help more women to become leaders

New research shows that those eligible for free school meals have poorer educational outcomes in affluent areas compared with more deprived ones

Exclusive: heads’ union had asked the DfE to consider dropping the requirement for schools to top up catch-up tutoring funding