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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