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Jewish pupils face ‘regular and hostile abuse’
Former Ofsted chief highlights the ‘extraordinary’ security measures required in Jewish faith schools as he reveals the interim findings from his review into antisemitism in education settings
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Revealed: How Ofsted reports show shifting focus for schools
New analysis reveals how often key topics have been mentioned by the watchdog in school inspection reports over almost 20 years
Teacher strike vote challenged over missing ballots
NASUWT members claim they were unable to vote on strikes as ballots were sent to wrong addresses and replacements were held up by postal strikes, 91¶¶Òõ has learned
More teacher strike action will go ahead next week, union says
No new teacher pay offer made by Scottish government and local authorities at meeting held late on Thursday afternoon
Ucas changes ‘fairer’ for disadvantaged students
Union leader says Ucas decision to change personal statement requirements looks like 'a step towards a simplified, fairer application process'
Warning of job cuts due to ‘fragile’ council finances
In response to a report revealing the dire financial situation for Scottish local authorities, one council leader predicts job losses in education
Sturgeon ‘gobsmacked’ by university access claims
Scottish Labour says students from ‘ordinary families and an average school’ are being locked out of university courses
NASUWT fails to hit threshold for strike action
Ninety per cent of members who voted were in favour of strike action, but the 42 per cent turnout failed to meet the legal threshold for walkouts
More than 1 in 13 school days missed last term
New DfE data shows pupil absence rates hit 14.3 per cent across all schools at the end of last term, largely due to illness
MPs to launch persistent absence inquiry
The investigation will examine links between persistent absence and factors such as economic disadvantage and SEND
Councils ‘need power to close academies with falling rolls’
London Councils group warns the government that falling pupil numbers will 'put further pressure' on school budgets
MPs reject Labour private school tax-break bid
Opposition attempt to create a new select committee to investigate independent school tax breaks fails
Secondary heads play down impact of strike action on exams
Despite the teacher strike over pay closing secondary schools across Scotland today, heads say schools had plenty of time to reschedule preliminary exams
Using primaries to ease special schools pressure ‘a damning admission of failure’
Special school pupils could be housed temporarily in unfilled primary schools as DfE looks at ways to use space left vacant by falling pupil rolls
10 questions with... Emma Hollis
NASBTT executive director Emma Hollis talks to 91¶¶Òõ about the importance of staying humble and the increasing pressure the education sector is facing
Call for MPs to investigate private school taxes
Labour plans to force a vote in Parliament on the creation of a new committee to look at the 'fair taxation of schools and education standards'
Headteachers won’t accept ‘bullies’ charter’ strike law, ministers warned
'Dog's breakfast' legislation 'flies in the face of long-held civil liberties', say teaching union leaders
Cross-party group to examine case for assessment reform
Exams system to come under scrutiny by MPs in attempt to influence political parties' manifestos
School energy bills ‘will stay high’ with reduced support
Schools' energy bills could be tens of thousands higher than they would have been if the previous government support scheme had continued, school leaders warn
Scottish free school meals pledge to remain undelivered by August 2024
Universal free school meals were supposed to be in place in primary by August 2022 – but the pledge won’t even be fully realised two years after that
Watchdog signs off SIMS contract break clause plan
But no decision made on whether ESS broke Competition Act law by adding new clause to contracts for school informational management systems
Revealed: Where excluded pupils end up
'Inadequate' schools have twice as many pupils who had been permanently excluded than those rated 'outstanding', finds analysis
Scottish teacher pay strikes: deal still ‘some distance’ away
Teaching unions say they were left with no alternative but to go out on strike this week, but there are 'some grounds for optimism'
Some schools to get reduced help with energy bills from April
The government has announced another year of help for schools, but only those with the most expensive bills will receive support
Scottish teacher strikes to go ahead as planned tomorrow
Strike action will also take place on Wednesday after no new teacher pay offer was tabled