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Scottish Conservatives also call for Curriculum for Excellence to be scrapped and parents to get a bigger role in running schools

Exclusive: Merged classes are being taught in halls and canteens as schools face ongoing disruption due to Covid absences

'Shocking shortfalls' in teacher training revealed by new research, which raises concerns about how deaf pupils are supported in key early development years

Primary assessments should not go ahead as normal, as disruption to learning has not been felt 'evenly', headteachers' leader warns

Heads warn that the government decision to stop compulsory Covid tests in schools has made the disruption to education worse

The number of pupils off because of the pandemic in Scotland has been steadily rising since schools returned from the February break

National celebration will take place in May to say thank you to school staff who have provided stability in uncertain times

Government vows to publish new guidance and to create a 'model history curriculum', in its response to race and ethnic disparities report

Exclusive: Exams get underway in Scotland next month but SQA figures show that over a quarter of marker positions are yet to be filled

The likelihood of schools in different parts of the country consistently being rated as ‘good’ or better by Ofsted has been revealed by new research

Teachers at 23 independent schools stop walkout action after settlement reached

Closure comes after heads' concerns over Russian firm Gazprom inclusion

Sending personalised 'nudge' letters or texts to parents of students who are persistently absent can also work, researchers say

Key stage 1 pupils are 'at risk of future educational underachievement', warns new NFER report into the effect of Covid lockdowns

Education committee chair Robert Halfon has written to the chair of the government's Covid inquiry

Overall number of exclusions in Scotland is lowest ever, but some local authorities are far more inclined to exclude

Minister admits DfE won't be able to say exactly how many disadvantaged pupils will get tuition

Schools should focus 'as much as possible' on exams preparation now, schools minister tells MPs

Children whose only year of uninterrupted education was in Reception are struggling with 'social aspects of learning', school leaders warn

Education secretary says the DfE is looking to follow Ireland's lead in fast-tracking the registration of Ukrainian teachers to work in this country

Experienced teachers in England are also less likely to work in disadvantaged schools than OECD average, finds international study

DfE reforms, Ofsted inspections, the impact of Covid and the future of exams were among the big issues debated by heads at this year's ASCL conference

Katharine Birbalsingh says she does not think Ofsted, 'as an idea, is a force for good'

Heads' warning over Covid impact on exam results comes as Ofqual chief says awarding differential grades would be impossible