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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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New timeline for Scottish qualifications review

The final report of the independent Hayward review of qualifications and assessment in Scotland has been delayed to ensure ‘meaningful engagement’

Pay talks: Ministers urged to find more money for teachers

Union leaders to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan today amid looming threat of strikes in schools over pay

Oak launches subject expert groups to win over teachers

Curriculum resources quango seeks to recruit teacher subject advisers but unions sound alarm over government 'status'

Teacher pay body has its ‘arms tied’, says governors’ chief

Emma Knights calls for shake-up of teacher pay review system to make it 'more independent' of government

Nearly 7 in 10 ASCL members want strike vote

The union's general secretary says the results show the 'strength of feeling' among members

New social mobility tsar as Birbalsingh resigns

High-profile headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh steps down as chair of the Social Mobility Commission, saying her 'notoriety' put the organisation 'in jeopardy'

New strike laws will ‘inflame’ disputes, warns EIS boss

Teacher strike action over pay is already underway in Scotland but ‘meaningful negotiation’ is the way to resolve disputes – not legislation, says Andrea Bradley

‘Extreme’ costs and ‘political instability’ disrupt MAT investment

Cost pressures are forcing major academy trusts to delay investment in education and school buildings, accounts show

Fears for pupil safety as safeguarding referrals result in ‘no action’

Why do so many safeguarding referrals from schools end in 'no further action', and why is the system increasingly 'fraught and difficult'? 91¶¶Òõ investigates

Primary teachers to get pupil careers training

New £2.6m government scheme will provide training and support to teachers in 55 Education Investment Areas

Ministers hold off on full anti-strike powers over schools

Government to consult on minimum safety levels in education in the event of strikes, if voluntary deals cannot be struck with unions

Primary NQTs in secure work hits new low

Just one in five newly qualified primary teachers are in a permanent job after probation, while only half of new secondary staff are hired

Labour would axe new strike laws, says Starmer

Labour leader says government is 'all over the show' in response to reports that the prime minister is prioritising anti-strike laws

Anger as Sunak fails to name schools as 2023 priority

Union and policy leaders criticise prime minister Rishi Sunak after he set out his priorities for the new year – but didn't include education

Break maths ‘doom loop’ to boost numeracy, Sunak told

Maths learning needs a complete shake-up to boost teacher recruitment and achieve better numeracy levels, school policy experts warn prime minister ahead of 'maths to 18' plan announcement

New commissioner for fair access to university named

Professor John McKendrick says Scotland needs to ‘upscale’ its efforts to widen access to higher education

Why do parents feel more detached from secondary schools?

Families feel more clued up about and involved in their children's primary schools than secondaries, official statistics in Scotland show

Teacher numbers fall despite Scottish government pledge

Teacher numbers have been rising in Scotland since 2016 but there was an ‘unacceptable’ decrease last year, according to the EIS union

Prime minister to set out ‘maths to 18’ plan

Rishi Sunak to unveil new ambition to improve numeracy in first 2023 speech tomorrow

Warning over infection in schools amid rising illness

Flu and Covid cases are expected to rise, while 'high numbers' of scarlet fever infections are being reported, says health chief

Free music tuition continues in Scotland, but demand not met

There are 'large financial pressures on instrumental music services' and operational costs are rising, report shows

Data shows pandemic impact ‘still evident in our schools’

Concerns focus on number of pupils with additional support needs achieving expected levels in literacy and numeracy

Scottish teaching union calls for ‘pay justice’ priority in 2023

Teachers also advised to keep close eye on their pay packets after concerns raised about excessive deductions following strike action

Ofqual chair is knighted in New Year Honours

Ofqual chair Ian Bauckham and former school and college trust boss Sally Dicketts are among leading honours recipients