91¶¶Òõ

Downward trend in school attendance data leads education secretary to demand that persistent pupil absence be addressed in every school inspection

Target was to fill 2,000 places on the secondary PGDE this year but just 1,002 were taken – with maths, physics, computing, technical education, languages, chemistry and music among worst hit

Official figures also indicate the number of these specialists is falling, although numbers of some other non-teaching roles are growing

All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows

Coordinated support plans allow children and families to hold education authorities to account over support – but just 0.5% of pupils with an ASN in Scotland have one

Education Policy Institute and Renaissance report also reveals the ongoing regional divide in outcomes following pandemic

Schools should no longer have to be the ‘sticking plaster’ for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report

The latest 91¶¶Òõ Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff’s opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles

Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school

The country’s biggest exam board will test how AI can be used to provide ‘quality assurance’ to human marking

Calls for more support for schools after children’s commissioner report shows children are waiting ‘far too long’ for mental health treatment

91¶¶Òõ’ education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted ‘punch’ comment