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Heads call for more high-needs funding and warn that schools cannot afford more teaching assistants to cope

Ofsted school inspections will come under the spotlight next week when unions, governors, parents and pupils give evidence to a Commons inquiry

The national funding formula allocations for schools were revised down last week after the DfE announced a technical error in processing pupil numbers

This week’s must-read education news includes Labour's plans for schools and one head's first-hand account of a school closing because of the falling birth rate

Four unions have called on the education secretary to restore the 2.7 per cent per pupil funding increase for 2024-25 after it was revised due to a DfE miscalculation

Nearly 9 per cent of secondary school students were absent in the week beginning 25 September

New agreement aims to widen access to degree-level study, and the SQA says that schools will be closely involved

Oak National Academy launches new lesson resources for teachers aimed at representing the diversity of modern life and cutting teacher workload

Next chief inspector says he will start the role with a 'big listen' to ensure Ofsted is 'of the system and by the system'

Outwood Grange CEO officially confirmed as the next Ofsted chief inspector, the Department for Education has announced

Attainment at KS1 has risen slightly year-on-year but still remains far below pre-pandemic levels, new DfE figures show

The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in the KS1 phonics check has increased since last year but is still below levels achieved in 2019

No progress has been made over the last decade in tackling the attainment gap for children who are persistently disadvantaged, warns Education Policy Institute report

Baroness Barran and John Edwards said they would discuss fears over exam students 'disadvantaged' by RAAC with the schools minister

Labour announces a new focus on early years and primary school maths, and signals it is up for a 'fight' over private school tax breaks

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces plan for early years review led by former Ofsted chief Sir David Bell

The review led by Sir David Bell will look at ways to increase the amount of primary school-based nursery provision

Parents of children with profound disabilities should be given more control over the 'daunting prospect' of them starting Primary 1, the SNP annual conference will hear

Research by the Youth Sport Trust calls for collective action to ensure girls can access the 'physical and mental wellbeing benefits' that PE can offer

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans to upskill primary teachers to help improve 'lifelong numeracy'

However, shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell said she did not feel pessimistic about the potential to 'turn around some of these issues'

'We've got to stop going back to the prep school of the 1950s and address the school of the 2050s,' says former education secretary

Labour's shadow education secretary tells conference event she wants to explore how tailored support can help children recover from lost learning

The National Governance Association sets out an education manifesto to tackle the big issues raised by governors at schools across the country