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No A-level results for 58,000 students who dropped out
Education secretary Lucy Powell prioritises tackling the Neet crisis and insists the newly announced technical education routes will not create a ‘two-tier system’
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Heads to vote over strike action
The Association of School and College Leaders said today that it would ballot members over national strike action for the first time in its history
Trust body urges DfE to delay 32.5-hour school week plan
Confederation of School Trusts voices concerns over government plan for minimum length of the school week that is expected to be adhered to from September
Just 23% of teachers would ‘certainly’ train to teach again
Teacher Tapp data suggests the cost-of-living crisis is causing many teachers to question their career choice
Ditch or delay 32.5-hour rule, heads tell Gibb
Many heads have assumed the 'misguided' policy had been dropped after a year-long wait for guidance, say union bosses in joint letter
Scotland to rejoin Timss and Pirls international education surveys
First minister Humza Yousaf reverses 2010 decision to exit Timss and Pirls, which left Pisa as the only major international comparative study scrutinising Scottish education
Strikes: NEU teachers to help exam groups on site ‘in extremis’
Members attending school for part of strike day should get full pay – but are encouraged to donate it to union hardship fund under NEU guidance
Trainee educational psychologists ‘below minimum wage’
Scottish educational psychologists' body calls for an ‘immediate increase in funding’ to prevent trainees abandoning their studies
Safeguarding: ‘Third of teachers’ see rise in pupil neglect
Research reveals how the pandemic has 'left many children at an increased risk of abuse', charity boss warns
New education secretary writes open letter to Scotland’s teachers
Jenny Gilruth promises ‘real improvements’ out of the education reform process and to continue 'relentless focus' on closing the attainment gap
Strikes: Consider catch-up sessions, DfE advises schools
Advice on helping exam students affected by strikes comes after NEU announced further industrial action this term
Experts advising Sunak on maths-to-18 plan named
The expert advisory group will not be investigating the problem of the shortage of maths teachers as part of its remit
Keegan backs one-word Ofsted grades
Education secretary says Ofsted's chief inspector is looking at whether the regulator could work better with schools
Scottish teachers demand action over online abuse
Social media companies urged to 'stamp out' the abuse of teachers, which union warns is having a 'devastating' impact on mental health in the profession
Call for LGBT+ lessons in primary or early years
Most LGBT+ young people wish they had learned about inclusion at primary or nursery school, research shows
Not enough teachers for ‘maths to 18’ plan, Sunak admits
Advisory group to assess whether new maths qualification is needed to ensure all pupils study maths to 18, Sunak is set to announce today
Calls for air monitors in schools to examine pollution risk
There is ‘overwhelming evidence’ that air pollution harms children but at the moment not enough is known about pollutant levels around Scottish schools, say doctors
New Scottish education agency plans criticised by government
Reform board told early plans for Scotland’s three new education agencies do not yet reflect ‘the significant and anticipated level of change’
Attendance: what’s gone wrong and how can we fix it?
Tackling pupil absence has been held up as a priority by successive education ministers, but what lies behind the problem? And do schools have the tools to fix it?
London’s primary free school meal scheme to be assessed
The Education Endowment Foundation is seeking a research team to evaluate the wider impacts of providing free school meals to primary pupils
Meet the ministers: DfE reshuffles led to 133 introductory meetings
Some education leaders attended five introductory meetings with Department for Education ministers in six months as government turmoil led to repeated reshuffles
Heads throw weight behind key assessment reforms
Ending three years in a row of high-stakes exams is essential to a 'coherent programme of teaching', says School Leaders Scotland
Parents’ help with schoolwork ‘does little’ for pupil progress
Daily help from parents has only a small impact on primary teachers' perception of pupil progress, study finds
FM urged to intervene in ‘fire and rehire’ row at former school
A union has called for Humza Yousaf to step in amid claims the private school he attended – Hutchesons’ Grammar – is offering its teachers a downgraded pension
Just 1 in 10 school leaders trust pay review body
Headteachers' union says that the STRB 'has lost the confidence of the profession' after snap poll