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Assessing oracy through AI would put 'no increased burden' on teachers, says the head of the Chartered College of Teaching

Forfar Education announces plans for a new British curriculum primary school in Thessaloniki and the acquisition of a pre-school near the city

Pre-school children's brains are less able to filter out visual and auditory distractions – but their settings are among the noisiest and busiest, says early years expert

91¶¶Òõ investigates the challenges of achieving the White Paper target of bringing every school into a strong trust – and the incentives that could be necessary to fulfil it

Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are 'demoralising' and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account

General secretary Daniel Kebede, speaking ahead of his union's annual conference, warns that Reform is pushing 'divisive messages' – while Reform says 'unions are driving down standards'

Nigel Minns becomes East Midlands regional director for the school improvement programme after serving as a director of children's services for eight years

The proportion of special schools that are full or over capacity is far higher than for mainstream schools, the latest DfE figures show

Shake-up of Teacher Induction Scheme must include consigning the term 'probationer' to the past, says General Teaching Council for Scotland

Schools told of legal responsibility to dispose of vapes and lithium batteries safely in new government guidance that also addresses other substances and their use in schools

An increased focus on inclusion and cost means some schools are revising their uniform policies. But teachers are divided and leaders are less convinced of the need for change, exclusive polling reveals

Teachers will need at least a 7 per cent increase over three years to keep pace with other professions, says National Foundation for Educational Research

School staff are also concerned about a lack of parent support on reading, research shows, while heads warn reading for pleasure has been 'squeezed out of the curriculum'

A now-defunct government programme for 'gifted and talented' students could have 'inadvertently reinforced educational inequalities', say researchers – but they still want to see the idea revived

Sexism and misogyny are also now 'in plain sight', says ASCL general secretary after research highlights school leaders' concerns

Which teachers are eligible for targeted retention incentive payments, and when can they apply?

Inspectors recruited under the scheme will not get an inspection fee, with Ofsted instead contributing to their employers’ costs

The Key Stage 3 Alliance will form part of the government’s universal RISE school improvement offer, education secretary tells ASCL annual conference

Jonny Uttley is moving on from the 12-academy trust after six years as CEO and 15 years at the MAT

'Serious questions' asked after the Department for Education's spending on marketing approaches £50 million a year – up 43 per cent since 2022-23

The government's SEND plans involve thousands of pupils being taught in new 'inclusion bases' – but many school sites don't have space to create them, say leaders

Analysis of the watchdog's report card system has shown that disadvantaged schools may be 'unfairly penalised'

Pepe Di’Iasio also tells ministers that SEND reforms will need more investment to succeed

Three-quarters of headteachers say parent behaviour has negatively affected their mental health, according to ASCL research