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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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Most secondary teachers say primaries ‘excessively drill’ pupils

And just 2 in 5 primary teachers say key stage 2 tests are an accurate measure of pupil attainment

Ofsted warning over shortage of computing teachers

Ofsted's latest subject review looks at what the computing curriculum should include

£13.5m over three years for Welsh ‘National Music Service’

A ‘library of instruments, resources and equipment’ will be established to make music more accessible in Wales

DfE ‘riding roughshod’ over governors on academies

Governance chief questions plan to allow councils to academise schools without their support

91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Michelle Sterricks

The faculty head and Great Tapestry of Scotland education officer shares why the next iteration of the internet – the metaverse – has ‘huge potential’ for education

DfE could face legal action over Oak National Academy plan

Suppliers association considering judicial review over decision to establish Oak as a new arm's-length national curriculum body of the DfE

ITT: Almost two-thirds of providers not accredited in first wave

Just 80 ITT providers have been accredited in the first round of the process

DfE accused of unlawful decision over £121m Institute of Teaching bid

Ambition Institute's High Court action bids to get government contract verdict overturned, 91¶¶Òõ can reveal

Zahawi apologises to heads for Bank Holiday tutoring letter

But education secretary Nadhim Zahawi defends plans to publish school NTP data and insists it is 'not a new accountability measure'

Revealed: Which new Stem teachers will get levelling up premium

DfE sets out how up to 7,000 early career teachers will be able to claim the bonus announced by the prime minister last year

SSTA: Prioritise teacher retention, not just new recruits

An exclusive focus on recruitment to drive up teacher numbers in Scotland would 'miss the point', says union boss

Job satisfaction among heads and teachers hits new low

DfE data shows 'significant decrease' in teacher and school leader feelings of happiness and 'worthwhileness'

Schools Bill: Everything you need to know

The DfE has published plans to create new powers over academies, private schools and attendance. Here are the key announcements

Extra training cash won’t fix Covid mental health ‘catastrophe’

Further funding announced this week to train staff won’t solve the mental health issues schools face after the pandemic, heads' leaders warn

Schools Bill: New powers to sanction and close MATs

DfE says new powers are needed as it has not always been able to adequately intervene in failing multi-academy trusts

Secondary teachers ‘more stressed than ever’ about behaviour

Scottish secondary teachers to call for ‘urgent review’ of behaviour approaches in schools

Schools Bill: DfE wants councils to bid to academise schools

New Schools Bill would mean councils could apply to move some maintained schools into multi-academy trusts without governors' consent

EHCP demand hits ‘record high’ in pandemic

More than one in five requests for education, health and care plans were rejected last year but close to half a million children and young people now have one

GCSEs 2022: No school likely to exceed 2021 grades, says Ofqual

Exclusive: Ofqual chief regulator Jo Saxton says she hopes 2022 exam results will be higher than in 2019 but advises schools not to try working out Progress 8 yet

GCSEs: Over half of teachers want online exams

Most teachers who responded to an exam board poll said they need more training in the use of digital assessment

£7m for more mental health lead training in schools

Funding will allow 'up to 8,000' more schools and colleges to train senior leaders in mental health approaches, says DfE

SEND review: DfE apologises for accessible consultation delay

The Department for Education's most senior official says sorry to people who have had to wait six weeks for accessible versions of its SEND plans

Two years ‘at least’ before Education Scotland changes

For the ‘next few years’ it will be ‘business as usual’ for Education Scotland, despite government promise of reform, hear MSPs

Dundee teachers to strike over faculties plan

The EIS teaching union says the plan would ‘remove the vital experience offered by subject specialist principal teachers’