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Join the 91¶¶Òõ News team as they discuss a week dominated by Ofsted after it released its final annual report before the change of the guard and a new era for the watchdog

Two-thirds of support staff, including teaching assistants, say their workload has increased over the past year, a Unison survey reveals

The department is seeking a potential partner to expand its three-year intensive mentoring programme to 10 Priority Education Investment Areas

Most schools say teachers are being subjected to violence and aggression on a daily basis, an EIS poll shows

From next year, schools will be able to contact Ofsted the day after an inspection if they are unhappy – plus other changes announced by the inspectorate

A MAT chief has also called for the streamlining of a complicated system amid rising parental complaints to schools post-Covid

Schools rated ‘good and improving’ were more than twice as likely to be upgraded if judged under inspectorate's old framework, 91¶¶Òõ analysis shows

Speaking at the Institute for School Business Leadership Conference, Baroness Barran also said 'there are things broken beyond the money' in the SEND system

This week’s essential education news includes an inquiry calling for Ofsted to stop inspecting schools and research showing a growing difference in pay for secondary heads

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says the current grading system is 'entirely in line' with the models used by other public sector inspectorates

Racism in Scottish schools is ‘normal’, with teacher-on-teacher racism ‘the elephant in the staffroom’, says keynote speaker

Suspension rate for disadvantaged pupils almost four times higher than non-disadvantaged peers, government data shows

Amanda Spielman's final report as the watchdog's chief inspector contains warnings about the legacy of Covid and the impact of staff shortages on schools

The results from the second year of the multiplication tables check have been released, showing a slightly wider gap for pupils with EHCPs

A fracturing of the social contract has led to persistent absence and poorer pupil behaviour, Ofsted's 2022-23 annual report has warned

A school leaders' union report also says 4 in 5 members lack confidence in the inspectorate

Academies minister also acknowledges that small primaries have 'tighter' finances than larger secondaries

Watchdog's director of education says the planned changes will allow complaints to get to the independent adjudicator more quickly

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has set out the government's spending plans in the Autumn Statement – but there is little of note for schools

All schools need to be welcoming and should recognise the benefits of bringing in more pupils with SEND, says government official

Regional director says five-year high in schools looking to convert is also due to trusts making a strong case, along with concern over 'viability' of smaller schools

Female secondary headteachers earn £3,908 less a year on average than their male counterparts, an analysis reveals

Teachers need more training to support digital media literacy and reduce the impact of phones on children's education and wellbeing, MPs hear

A teacher shortage in the north east of Scotland is leading to subjects being watered down or removed from the school curriculum entirely