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Teachers have mixed views on banning phones in schools, but the vast majority surveyed say mobiles disrupt classes

Scottish education secretary forced to defend rowing back on government promise to provide a free laptop or other digital device to every pupil

Five councils have also seen their government payments to help balance high-needs deficits put on hold as their agreements have been put under review

This week’s essential education news includes unions demanding an above-inflation teacher pay rise and warnings about another shortfall in trainee teachers

More than one in three pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were persistently absent last year, DfE data shows

There were around 4,000 more pupils on roll than there were places for 2022-23, DfE capacity data shows

Fully funded National Professional Qualifications will remain for Sendcos, primary maths, headship and staff in high-disadvantage areas only

School leaders warn that teacher workload and many others issues have still to be resolved, but hope that higher pay will boost recruitment to the profession

There is also not enough school space or teachers to deliver Rishi Sunak's Advanced British Standard plan, its exam board OCR warns

Experts warn school recruitment will never quite return to pre-pandemic levels as hard-to-hire regions continue to face worse struggle to fill posts

Union warns that the government consultation on creating a new post-16 qualification is 'fundamentally flawed'

Children are becoming ‘lost’ in ‘huge schools’ and it’s bad for the relationships that are key to improving behaviour and attainment, says education secretary

ASCL, Community, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU say STRB pay recommendations must address 'reality of pay cuts, sky-high workload and the recruitment and retention crisis'

National Governance Association warns the end of recruitment funding in October will leave boards 'entirely to their own devices'

A new study has found that teachers also want pupils to be taught the 'ethical implications' of using artificial intelligence

Fears of under-recruitment of teacher trainees for the third year in a row remain despite a rise in bursaries, an increase in applications and a reduction in recruitment targets

The chair of Ofsted’s board warns the DfE about the consequences if the watchdog's budget is squeezed any further

While the government has 'an absolute responsibility around teacher recruitment...retention is possibly one for us', says CST chief Leora Cruddas

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