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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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Teacher vacancy adverts hit record high
A teacher vacancy service has recorded a record 100,000 teaching post adverts so far this year
Somerville tells heads strike action over pay can still be averted
Education secretary tells Scottish secondary school leaders ‘even at this late stage’ she hopes ‘an acceptable resolution’ can be found
Heads to vote on strike ballot despite cash boost
Union to issue 'consultative ballot' on industrial action vote as 'schools have faced a decade of real-terms cuts' and teacher pay deal that is both 'inadequate' and 'unaffordable'
DfE to roll out school mental health lead hub
The government is looking at backing more support for school mental health leads as it emerges that just 810 schools have taken up training funding this year
Revealed: Why some heads won’t screen Qatar World Cup
Exclusive: Some leaders will not show England's game during school hours because of ethical concerns about decision to host tournament in Qatar
DfE urged to curb powers over ‘coasting’ academies
Ofsted ratings handed to schools before they joined an academy trust should not trigger intervention, education leaders warn ministers
Axe ‘unwanted and ill-fated’ Oak, Keegan told
Joint letter to education secretary warns that the new DfE curriculum quango will cause 'irreparable damage to school autonomy'
Two more days of national teacher strike action in Scotland
Union says talks today led to no improvement on the previous teacher pay offer of 5 per cent
Scottish heads meet face to face - so what are they talking about?
Heads at first full School Leaders Scotland conference since 2019 fear education reform will be ‘reshuffling of the deckchairs’ – but are told, if it is, ‘you’ve only yourselves to blame’
ESFA creating high-paying academy hit list
DfE agency chief says work is ongoing to identify trusts paying salaries 'we really do need to be concerned about'
School clusters joining MATs ‘makes sense’, says DfE chief
Debate about the DfE's aim of all schools being in multi-academy trusts by 2030 also hears that the target could 'destroy' the system
Watchdog seeks schools’ views on SIMS contract fix
The Competition and Markets Authority launches consultation into ESS contract proposal as part of probe
Northern Ireland’s children ‘deserve better’, says commissioner
Government action demanded on attainment gaps, segregated schools, sex education and mental health counselling
Hunt: Schools to get extra £4.6bn over 2 years
Chancellor reveals surprise school funding uplift in his Autumn Statement today
DfE to be more transparent on academy decision-making
Baroness Barran says the government is also carrying out a review to reduce the paperwork burden on multi-academy trusts
SQA releases update on 2022-23 exams and qualifications
Advice on exams, grading and support for teachers published this afternoon by the Scottish Qualifications Authority
Robin Walker elected as education committee chair
Walker served as schools minister until July, when he resigned from Boris Johnson's government
‘Heads’ strikes won’t close schools,’ says union boss
NAHT general secretary reassures school leaders as it urges them to vote for industrial action
Secondary teachers in Scotland vote for strike over pay
SSTA ballot is the latest in a series of teacher votes in favour of strikes, with the first wave of action due to take place on 24 November
Keegan: Teacher pay must not drive prices higher
Letter from education secretary 'strongly suggests' government 'has no intention' of funding next year's teacher pay award, says school leaders' union boss
DfE seeks MAT leadership development provider
DfE says its new scheme aimed at setting up a 'pipeline' of new multi-academy trust CEOs will be up and running by the start of next academic year
Schools warned over doubling in ‘hidden’ energy cost
Some schools are 'vulnerable' to being caught out with misleading offers, say leaders
Call for urgent increase in NTP tutoring subsidy
EEF says increasing the subsidy would allow more schools to access catch-up tutoring for more of their disadvantaged pupils
Heads’ qualification praised - but more time needed to do it
Scotland’s mandatory qualification for aspiring heads is praised in new evaluation – but it also highlights concerns about pressure it places on school leaders