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DfE study of 9,000 five- and six-year-olds reveals findings on behaviour, predicted outcomes and parent engagement

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5 ways I apply the pedagogy of Paul Hollywood

The mastery of the Bake Off star has mesmerised teacher Alan Gillespie – here's why

New centres open to help disadvantaged into university

The centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow will provide after-school academic support, mentoring and aspiration-raising workshops

Online revision classes offered before 2022 exams

Evening and Easter holiday revision sessions aimed at students most affected by Covid

Heads demand action from Zahawi on ‘grim’ Covid figures

Heads' union appeals to education secretary after new figures show more than 200,000 pupils were off because of Covid

Why it’s clear that school inspection will die hard

School inspection is on its way back – but Paul Cochrane says the Covid inspection hiatus has made it seem less helpful than ever

Government launches Covid education recovery plan

But teaching union hits out at lack of new ideas and calls for the Scottish government to ‘be bolder’

More than 200,000 pupils off because of Covid

Confirmed and suspected cases of Covid in schools have soared compared with two weeks ago, new figures show

DfE Covid rules ‘actively help spread virus’, say heads

School leaders concerned that children can attend school if sibling has Covid 'even if they share a bedroom'

Zahawi: White Paper on ‘illiteracy’ in new year

New education secretary Nadhim Zahawi also praises teachers' dedication in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference

Why school inspections don’t make sense right now

How can inspectors understand what is happening in schools when they have not been inside them for over 18 months, asks this head

PM must stop schools ‘firing and rehiring’, union warns

Union leader to tell Conservative Party conference the practice is causing 'anxiety and misery' for teachers and their families

Wait for NTP training is ‘disgraceful’ say heads

Union leader criticises NTP training for some teachers starting in November – 20 months after pandemic crisis hit schools

3 in 5 students want teamwork to be tested in GCSEs

Almost half of students with the lowest grades say GCSEs did not help them progress, research shows

Child behaviour has got worse, say 1 in 5 parents

Parents highlight how some children are more likely to refuse to do homework since the start of Covid pandemic

Lehain hired as special adviser to education secretary

Free school founder confirmed as Nadhim Zahawi's new adviser at the Department for Education

School staff leaders reject scrapping teacher hours cap

Both heads' and teachers' union leaders criticise a reported plan to remove a cap on teachers' directed working hours

7 major barriers to improving Scottish education

A member of the expert panel leading a review of Scottish education has today set out his priorities

Fears school closures ‘inevitable’ as pupil cases soar

From reintroducing masks and bubbles to isolation rules, some schools are taking Covid safety into their own hands

Report fuel crisis disruption, Zahawi tells heads

New education secretary tells school leaders that they should speak up if petrol shortages disrupt learning

Ofsted chief quizzed over ‘normal times’ inspections

ASCL leader says heads have raised concerns about inspections 'carrying on as if these were normal times'

‘Outstanding’-rated schools on Ofsted inspection alert

Most staff in 'outstanding' schools think inspection this year is likely after the removal of exemption, poll suggests

Labour education plans hint at a change of direction

Fresh from attending the Labour Party conference, Geoff Barton explains the key insights that can be gleaned from the opposition's education proposals

National consultation on Scottish education launches

The government consultation will run for eight weeks and is open to ‘all who have an interest in Scottish education’

How do teachers’ holidays compare with other countries?

Some nations clearly have it better than Scotland, from holiday allowance to contact time, as the differences between school systems – highlighted in the latest OECD data – show. Emma Seith reports