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Attendance rates for Scottish schools are among the worst in the UK – here we reveal the proportion of pupils regularly absent from school by council and sector

The number of students being physically abusive and violent in schools has increased over past year, teachers tell an NASUWT Scotland survey

Move comes as teachers report growing behaviour challenges, and amid uncertainty over behaviour policy

The NAHT warns that its members are facing increasing abuse including threats, online trolling, discrimination and violence

Figures come on the day that next year’s secondary school offers are being confirmed

Safeguarding oversights and superficial assessments listed in report as causes for concern – but two other British schools overseas inspectorates do meet standards, Ofsted says

Scotland has some of the worst persistent absence rates in the UK, with Glasgow revealing that 738,625 days were lost to absence in 2022-23 across its primaries

Astrea Academy Trust cites ‘difficulties in accessing appropriate alternative provision’ in its annual accounts

The biggest union’s indicative ballot asks whether teachers would be willing to take strike action over a recommended 2.8 per cent pay rise

91¶¶Òõ analysis of CEO salaries at ‘outlier’ trusts shows the need for national pay framework, say leaders

91¶¶Òõ reveals the salaries of the chief executives of trusts with 25 schools or more after analysis of their latest accounts

The Commons Education Select Committee also warns that the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has had a ‘rushed and inadequate’ timetable