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Wednesday
27th Aug 2025
Teachers fear looking like ‘cheats’ by using AI
Almost half of teachers have had no support from their school in using artificial intelligence in the classroom, research shows
School anxiety ‘a big factor’ in ASN pupils’ absence
Children with additional support needs who are not attending school often lack ‘appropriate support and positive relationships with trusted adults’, says report
DfE property firm secures extension amid quango cull
LocatED received £9 million of government funding last year and paid its CEO up to £285,000, its latest accounts reveal
Thursday
21st Aug 2025
7 ways Scottish schools can be better prepared for a pandemic
A Scottish Covid Inquiry report shares the views of 2,000 young people on what schools and teachers should do to protect learning in the event of another pandemic
Interim Education Scotland CEO leaving to take up new post
News of Gillian Hamilton’s departure follows two failed attempts to recruit a permanent chief executive for Education Scotland
Wednesday
20th Aug 2025
Girls and boys ‘should learn about periods together’
School pupils are not being given enough information about menstruation, warns University College London study
Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ outcomes
Educational inequality has become ‘more pronounced’ since Covid, warns report highlighting the low attainment of disadvantaged white pupils