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DfE confirms statutory measures to combat low attendance, including national framework for parent fines

Scotland's education secretary attempts to ease concerns that little progress has been made on reforming assessment and qualifications since the June 2023 Hayward report

New schools are often large and open plan, but the noise can make it harder for children to learn – and in the worst-case scenario, they can also be unsafe, MSPs hear

Hayward review consultation sheds light on how the Scottish education sector wants qualifications reformed, drawing on the views of more than 11,000 people

Claire Heald, currently national director of education at Academies Enterprise Trust, will take up her new role in June

Confederation of School Trusts urges government to review school league tables and consult on replacing inspection grades

Training in how to use more academic language in lessons helps teachers feel more confident in multilingual classrooms, research finds

More children 'appear to be starting primary school without the basic life skills they need', heads' leader warns

Star Academies and Eton announce plan to set up organisation focused on ensuring high-achieving pupils reach their potential

For two years running the proportion of school leavers from S6 has fallen and the proportions from S4 and S5 have increased – but why?

The delay has been called 'frustrating' for schools that will have spent time preparing for the testing changes, which were set to start in the 2024-25 autumn term

Cross-party MPs, including Commons Education Select Committee chair Robin Walker, write to the chancellor ahead of spring Budget calling for 'life-changing' tutoring cash to continue

Research shows a big increase in references to misogyny, sexism and sexual harassment in Ofsted inspection reports

The authority is looking to save £27.8 million – but unions warn the move will negatively impact all children and lead to an increase in exclusions

The Endeavour Learning Trust chief discusses the drama teacher who helped him transition to secondary school, accountability and authenticity in leadership

Rory Gribbell, who has held jobs in the DfE and Downing Street, has been made Ofsted's director of strategy and engagement

91¶¶Òõ has analysed the published accounts of more than 50 of the country's largest MATs to break down chief executive pay

Watchdog's 'softening the edges' approach will not be enough to tackle the scale of the problem, warns Headrest UK

Over three years the ‘education service reform’ would mean teacher numbers being cut in primaries and secondaries and a reduction in promoted posts

Around 400 staff will strike tomorrow in a dispute over pay that Unite says will have ‘a major impact’ on exams – but the SQA says the union is 'scaremongering'

This week’s essential education news includes 91¶¶Òõ analysis of what the biggest MATs paid their chief executives last year, and new government guidance recommending that schools ban phones

Two in five teachers have worked extra hours without payment in the past year, TUC study finds

Stark inequalities in post-16 outcomes across the UK have been revealed by new research – with the problem 'most acute' in Wales

More staff and better training urgently needed to help pupils with additional support needs – even coffee shops set the bar higher for mandatory training, Additional Support for Learning Inquiry hears