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Sutton Trust reveals more than 28,000 high-achieving students from poorer backgrounds fail to achieve expected top GCSEs

New annual report highlights teacher concerns about pupils with special needs, recruitment and digital inequalities

New report also calls for DfE to provide one-off funding to support schools and to roll out careers education in primary schools

New report highlights 'evidence of downgrading of arts subjects within schools, and structural barriers to teacher training, recruitment and the teaching of the arts'

To avoid strike action, the Welsh government and employers need to come up with an acceptable offer, says NAHT Cymru

Parliamentary inquiry hears of schools' concerns about the appeal of vaping to pupils

Liam Kerr moves from Net Zero, Energy and Transport and takes over from Stephen Kerr

Over 20 new GCSEs are being introduced, including combined qualifications in English language and literature, Welsh language and literature, the sciences, and maths and numeracy

DfE urged to ensure it brings school safety level down below 'critical', as it is currently rated

New payment pilot scheme announced amid concerns over teacher recruitment and the cost of living

The DfE does not have enough information on deteriorating school buildings to manage 'critical' risks to pupils and staff, warns National Audit Office

The government does not have an overview of how sustainable schools are or the risks posed by climate change, warns watchdog

Scotland will not be able to adopt the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in full, it emerged today, two years after MSPs voted to do so

New government guidance is encouraging schools and trusts to seek advice from regional 'flexible-working ambassadors' and attend workshops and webinars

Minister Nick Gibb tells an MPs' inquiry that absence from school is still 'unacceptably high'

Charity says parents and carers of secondary school children in the UK are paying on average £422 per year on uniform, and about £287 for primary school children

Council criticised for emailing teachers just before school holidays to say they would be out of work after the summer, which the EIS union says reflects problems across Scotland

Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza calls for a 'radical rehaul' of the approach to SEND support in response to new DfE figures

Artificial intelligence in schools could mean fairer assessment and reduced teacher workload, says Hayward report – but a 'coordinated national approach is essential'

Hayward report on qualifications and assessment is based on opinion and lacking in proper scientific evaluation, argues Professor Lindsay Paterson

Union leader says any rejection of the independent pay review body's recommendations will 'simply embolden teachers to vote for further strike action'

The 91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards ceremony celebrated the amazing achievements of schools and teachers, including a lifetime achievement award for former national schools commissioner Dr Elizabeth Sidwell

Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire has scooped two awards at tonight's ceremony in London

League tables generated by newspapers using official data are 'leaving hard-working learners and teachers dispirited', finds Hayward review, which calls for new approaches to accountability and monitoring of education standards