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Ministers plan to relinquish powers to order closures while retaining the right to force schools to stay open

The first minister has also announced that face coverings will continue to be worn in schools until at least the October holidays

Committee chair accuses inspectorate of ‘chickening out’ of naming the problem in school reports

Robert Halfon says learning loss would not have been so extreme in first lockdown if Ofsted had been more proactive

Evaluations of multi-academy trusts will mirror inspection framework, with 12 planned for spring term

Ofsted chief says it was ‘less obvious to some’ schools early in the crisis that they should work on a ‘full’ remote learning offer

Scotland’s largest teaching union and children’s commissioner have both welcomed new advice to offer vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds

Headteachers say pay freeze is a ‘slap in the face’ and will weaken school leadership pipeline

School leaders’ union sets out vision for overhauling assessment, inspections and admissions

Funding changes and fewer qualifications behind the decline, say researchers

EXCLUSIVE: Education committee chairman raises concern over why Ofsted reports did not mention off-rolling by name

Heads urge campaigners to stop pressurising schools not to get involved in Covid vaccinations for pupils

School leaders say government guidance needed so they are not left 'facing questions to which they simply do not have the answers'

A decision about how exam grading will be ‘pegged’ is yet to be made. Geoff Barton looks at the options

Conservative MP brings bill to ensure that careers advice is offered to all students throughout secondary school

The latest official figures for Scotland also show almost one in five S4 pupils not in school on Tuesday

Champion of student-led projects from Kent and Liverpool-based teacher of the visually impaired both up for major award

'Robust' data is required if schools in Scotland are to be judged on more than just exam results, says auditor general

Schools have issued press releases stating that off-rolling was not found because Ofsted did not use that term – despite finding the practice

Government’s flagship tutoring scheme risks ‘further entrenching downward pressure on rates of pay’, NASUWT warns

A lawyer outlines the legal situation for schools if a parent refuses to send their child in citing Covid safety concerns

Failure to make ‘substantially improved' pay offer before 30 September will lead to ‘declaration of dispute’, warns union

Teacher rewarded after years of ‘shedding light on the destructive impact of discrimination’

Heads and teachers fear the decision shows that education catch-up is in danger of being 'relegated' by the government