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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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GCSEs 2022: Crisis fears over invigilator shortage
Warning of raised malpractice risk as some schools consider hiring supply staff to invigilate exams this summer
91’ 10 questions with... Bruce Robertson
Secondary head Bruce Robertson shares insights from his career, including the importance of teachers and leaders understanding how learning happens
Call for more teachers specialising in visual impairment
Almost 5,000 Scottish pupils have a visual impairment but just 36 teachers report specialising in this area
Covid: Doubling in absence due to partial school closures
Overall attendance falls again, despite a drop in absence officially classed as 'Covid-related'
Scrapping Covid testing ‘reckless in the extreme’
Heads' union leaders call on the education secretary to reinstate free Covid testing in schools amid high pupil and staff absence
DfE faces questions over catch-up contract funding
Shadow schools minister Stephen Morgan asks why National Tutoring Programme operator Randstad was given £7m of extra cash last year
Covid: Ofsted highlights supply teacher and catch-up tutor shortage
Watchdog report sets out the Covid challenges it has found schools are coping with during latest inspections
SQA accused of hiring ‘army of spin doctors’
Scotland’s exam body has a 43-strong communications department, prompting Labour to accuse it of wasting crucial education funding
Covid: Catch-up tutors covering classes as supply costs triple
Concerns over a 'never-ending conveyor belt' of Covid disruption as teachers test positive for the second time
Energy and supply costs biggest worries for heads
Almost half of heads are anxious about rising energy costs, a survey has revealed
Schools White Paper: 5 key claims fact-checked
91 unpicks some of the big claims made by the government in its long-awaited Schools White Paper – and finds some interesting and creative use of data
Anger over plan to run remote learning without a teacher
Western Isles Council accused of trying to 'slip out' major education changes without consulting school staff and families
Zahawi: Ignore class size limits to admit Ukrainian refugees
The education secretary tells councils it is 'vital' to help newly arrived children integrate as quickly as possible
Teachers strongly oppose ‘executive heads’ plan
Controversial plan in Argyll and Bute would result in 'executive headteachers' being responsible for running up to eight schools
Covid review paints stark picture of pupil mental health
More pupils now require specialist support and some have found the return to school routines 'overwhelming', inspectors find
Scottish school staff absence drops for second week
Earlier this month school staff absence peaked at 6,058, but by Tuesday it had fallen to 5,081
DfE Behaviour Hubs scheme doubles in size
The programme pairs schools and MATs that have 'exemplary' behaviour practices with schools that want to improve behaviour
Ofsted: Half of ‘outstanding’ schools downgraded
Inspectorate also has concerns over more than a third of schools that retained 'outstanding' grade last term
New school Covid rules a ‘shambles’, say heads
School leaders call for ‘scientific evidence’ supporting the plan to only ask pupils with Covid to isolate for three days
Schools to get £349m catch-up tutor cash next year
Extra cash for schools announced as contract with National Tutoring Programme provider Randstad axed
Schools that join MATs ‘less likely to improve’
Non-academy primary schools more likely to retain “outstanding” grade than other types of schools, finds union analysis
DfE warned over ‘unrealistic’ remote learning guidance
Universal access to remote learning is only possible with 'substantial investment in digital infrastructure for schools', says heads' leader
Schools face ‘unforgivable’ wait for Covid plan
Admin staff are being used to run lessons because of teacher absence, as schools wait for government guidance on 'living with Covid'
£25m invested as Wales moves towards free meals in primary
The Welsh government is aiming for all primary school pupils to receive free school meals by September 2024