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Watchdog is planning to replace its 'three-step' complaints process to improve how it deals with schools' concerns about their Ofsted inspections

Watchdog announces series of inspection changes in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Urgent action is needed to relieve the pressure on teachers as the profession is 'on its knees', hears annual gathering of Scotland's biggest teaching union

EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley sets out the union's priorities for year ahead, hailing the success of teacher pay campaign but urging members to be ready for more fights to come

Just under half of secondary schools will also not have access to mental health support teams by the end of 2024, a new report suggests

EIS says better reporting of violent incidents in schools is essential and that a shortage of specialist teachers and pupil support assistants is a big part of the problem

More teacher strikes could take place from 3 July as union calls on education secretary to resume talks and publish pay plans

Union leader raises alarm after schools minister complains about the government dropping English Baccalaureate from metrics measuring schools

Trust leaders back parents' call for answers on how the Department for Education makes decisions on moving schools into trusts

Schools are resorting to submitting freedom of information requests to see Ofsted's evidence base for school judgements but most bids are being rejected, 91¶¶Òõ can reveal

NEU joint general secretary Kevin Courtney says success of Scottish teacher pay campaign is spurring on industrial action south of the border and that UK government is 'frightened' of EIS

Teachers also say six minutes are lost in every 30 minutes of lesson time because of pupil misbehaviour, according to a government survey

Government advisers have hit out at the decision, saying it flies in the face of international evidence and that teacher professional learning is ‘even more vital in challenging times’

Education and Skills Funding Agency boss admits that the late teacher pay decision last year meant some academy trust budget forecasts were 'not worth the paper they were written on'

This week’s round-up includes the promise of 'immediate' changes to Ofsted inspections, the worrying number of teachers leaving the profession, and a KCSIE update

Author Dr Khadija Mohammed hopes new framework will 'attract, welcome and retain student teachers of colour by improving the quality of their experience'

Class sizes, 'crippling' teacher workload and uncertainty of education reform all highlighted by outgoing president of Scotland's biggest teaching union

Lorraine Davidson described by Scottish Council of Independent Schools as 'highly adept in strategy development, corporate communication and crisis management'

The number of pupils eligible for free school meals has risen by 82 per cent in five years

The number of education, health and care plans has hit a record high this year – and requests for an EHCP have increased, new DfE data shows

More new teachers are leaving the profession after one year, Department for Education data also shows

More than a quarter of teachers opt out of promotions because they are worried about the impact on their family life, Teach First survey finds

Performance pay and reduced workloads are among the best ways to recruit and retain quality teachers in disadvantaged schools, Education Endowment Foundation finds

Schools are struggling to recruit because of a ‘perfect storm’ of chronic teacher shortages, a rise in career moves and a tight labour market, report warns