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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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Maths anxiety felt by 45% of Scottish pupils, report finds
Stress in relation to the subject is still an issue but attitudes are improving, a survey of almost 6,500 pupils has found
Does the Scottish curriculum need to be more clearly mapped?
An expert panel was divided over the need for 'top down' prescription – but there was consensus over where Curriculum for Excellence should go next
Half of school leaders back union strike action vote
Nearly one in seven heads' union members who responded to survey said it should hold a ballot over restricted duties in reaction to low funding and pay
Labour plans curriculum reform that prizes ‘skills as well as knowledge’
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says we need a curriculum that 'values and nurtures creativity alongside academic success'
GCSEs: AQA swaps English literature texts to boost diversity
The exam board has cut three texts, including Alan Bennett's 'The History Boys', to make way for works that 'better reflect modern Britain'
Bids for new schools in Wales will form ‘blueprint’ for future
Welsh government will fund two new schools that must be low on energy and water consumption
Labour pledges fully funded breakfast clubs in all primary schools
Policy to be funded by reinstating 45 per cent income tax bracket, shadow education secretary to announce
Schools lose thousands shielding pupils from rising meal prices
Heads keen to ensure that struggling families can afford school meals amid a rise in catering prices are having to make cuts elsewhere in their stretched budgets
Kelly Tolhurst named schools and childhood minister in final DfE line-up
Schools standards minister Jonathan Gullis, Andrea Jenkyns and Baroness Barran form the rest of Kit Malthouse's team
Oak is ‘a betrayal’ of teachers, warns union leader
Union boss issues scathing attack on relaunched Oak National Academy, calling it a 'vanity project' that will worsen teacher shortages
Geoff Barton to stand down as ASCL general secretary in 2024
Union leader was re-elected unopposed for a second term last year
The case for teaching metacognition in primary school
Telling pupils to ‘work hard’ is not enough – they need to be taught effective learning strategies early, says metacognition expert
NTP: Malthouse warned of attainment gap ‘travesty’
Exclusive: Government told that 'urgent' action is needed to ensure that its flagship catch-up scheme retains its 'core focus' on disadvantaged pupils
School leader pay ‘down 24%’ since 2010
Leaders feel 'demoralised, undervalued' and unable to provide the education that pupils need due to cost pressures, unions warn
Education bosses condemn racist comments on teacher CPD sessions
Education Scotland 'will not tolerate' the type of comments made about Scottish Learning Festival sessions on antiracism
Secondary teacher trainees 40% below government target
Physics, computing, English and biology are facing particular problems, new data shows
Sats 2022: Fears wrong results data may go to Ofsted
School leaders have reported issues accessing the Department for Education's KS2 assessment results checking service
SQA staff accept pay offer, says union
Scottish Qualifications Authority staff 'overwhelmingly' agree new pay deal, after they took unprecedented strike action
Covid: One third of 12- to 15-year-olds still unvaccinated
New ONS data also shows less than half of students on free school meals have received at least one vaccine dose
Almost twice as many schools struggling to recruit teachers in 2022
School governor survey also reveals less than a third feel their school is a financially sustainable position
Mini Budget: Ministers accused of thinking education ‘unimportant’
Union leaders also slammed 'unnecessary' plans in mini Budget to require them to put pay offers to a member vote before proposing strike action
‘I will deliver Scottish education reform,’ vows Somerville
The education secretary's comments follow accusations that she has been duped into letting 'failed organisations' lead their own overhaul
Gibb: Ofsted should mark down schools with low EBacc take-up
Exclusive: Former schools minister suggests schools should not be rated 'good' on quality of education if their EBacc take-up is below the national average
Ofsted: Small primaries five times more likely to be ‘inadequate’
Exclusive: Findings show need for Ofsted to ensure inspection framework is 'proportionate' and 'fair', say school leaders