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Requirements for face coverings are being removed, while rules on assemblies and transition visits are also changing

Girls are more likely to play truant than boys at the age of 14 – as are children from the most deprived areas, new Scottish research finds

England expected to make a similar announcement later today – Wales has already said it will extend vaccination to younger pupils

But university recruitment targets for primary will be frozen next year despite a government pledge to recruit more teachers

Author Kenny Boyle’s quest to find his P7 teacher sent the internet into overdrive at the weekend. He explains why he was determined to find Mrs McGlennan, and what happened next

The plans could spell the end of primary headteachers in small Argyll and Bute Council schools, says the AHDS

A Holyrood inquiry wants more information from the Scottish government on ‘outcomes achieved’ as a result of the support provided for children and young people

The secondary head talks about why his focus is on people and positive relationships – and why talking things through is much better than shouting

Students’ passion for esports brings all sorts of benefits when it is harnessed by schools, says secondary teacher Emma Liston

Masks will no longer be required in secondary classrooms from March – but they will still be worn in indoor communal areas

Give more power to heads and get better at identifying what works, expert witnesses say

Education in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is not as different as sometimes portrayed, writes Henry Hepburn