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A quarter of schools offer no KS4 vocational qualifications

Teachers broadly support Andy Burnham’s plan for new technical pathways, new polling shows, but the survey raises questions about schools’ capacity to increase their focus on vocational education

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UAE cancels IB exams as Middle East conflict continues

Instead of sitting exams, students will receive results based on externally assessed coursework and teacher-predicted grades

Most teachers see impact of racist or misogynistic social media

Nearly one in 10 teachers have experienced sexualised comments from students, according to an NEU survey on the influence of social media in schools

Polanski: White Paper will ‘entrench failings’ in school system

Green Party leader Zack Polanski headlines the NEU teaching union's annual conference, speaking out against academisation, Ofsted and current school funding

Exam students affected by Iran war offered special considerations

OxfordAQA urges schools in the region to apply for special considerations for all students and says a final decision on whether exams will go ahead will be made soon

Three-quarters of teachers consider quitting due to burnout

Most teachers say stress at work has affected their teaching, with one in three describing the impact as 'severe', NASUWT research shows

Schools relying on donations to cover basic costs, teachers warn

Teachers in the most deprived areas of the country are more likely to say their school cannot afford to run extracurricular activities, NEU survey finds

Big class sizes put inclusion drive at risk, teachers warn

Nearly nine in 10 teachers say class sizes are a barrier to making their school more inclusive for pupils with special educational needs

Ofsted to inspect early years providers more often

Early education minister's letter to chief inspector outlines new requirements for Ofsted, including the need to inspect every four years

Revealed: The DfE’s ‘enormous’ challenge with inclusion bases

The government wants an inclusion base in every mainstream secondary but lacks basic data on what specialist facilities already exist – and 91¶¶Òõ analysis reveals huge regional gaps in provision

Severe absence in schools reaches record high

Annual DfE data for pupil absence indicates overall improvement in the attendance rate, but severe absence continues to rise

Tom Rees to co-chair expert SEND panel

Academy trust CEO will help to lead a group in developing national inclusion standards and packages of specialist support for pupils with SEND

Violent pupil behaviour ‘under-reported’ by teachers

Some teachers are 'discouraged from reporting incidents' of violent student behaviour, warns the leader of NASUWT teaching union

Inclusion: what the DfE expects from schools

Government sets out expectations for what schools' universal offer should look like and how they can use its new Inclusive Mainstream Fund

History and geography ‘downturn’ predicted after Attainment 8 changes

Analysis of likely 'winners and losers' from A8 changes also forecasts reduced uptake of triple science and a boost for creative subjects, while languages would see a smaller increase

Demand for ASN teachers’ support doubles in a decade

Government warned about a drop in specialist teachers over the past 10 years as new figures reveal the pressure on additional support needs provision in Scottish schools

Pupils steered away from ‘risky’ creative subjects at school

Girls from lower-income backgrounds face a 'double disadvantage', University of Cambridge research shows

Primary schools to get £14K inclusion funding on average

The average secondary school will receive £48,000 next year through the new Inclusive Mainstream Fund, the DfE announces

Suspensions rise in primary but fall in secondary

Year 4 saw the biggest increase in exclusions and suspensions last term, data submitted by more than 9,000 schools indicates

Middle East: Schools prepare for possible classroom return

Qatar has told schools to get ready to reopen next week, while two major groups in the UAE have asked permission to do likewise, but caution remains amid ongoing uncertainty

Parent contact is ‘unmanageable’, say nearly a fifth of teachers

Schools should not be 'call centres', warns teaching union as research reveals that nearly half of SLT staff spend more than 30 minutes a week calling parents

International Baccalaureate sets out AI stance

Schools are ‘navigating AI under real pressure’, says the IBO, as it publishes five draft AI design principles to provide schools with ‘a clear, values-led foundation’

Major funding squeeze risks teacher training quality, providers warn

Financial pressures are already forcing teacher training providers to close subjects and move training online, NASBTT research warns

Top schools ‘shutting out’ disadvantaged students with SEND

Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns

Attendance target not ‘ambitious’ enough, government warned

Children's commissioner is among those calling on ministers to restore absence to pre-Covid levels