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More than a third of Scottish school staff have never taken a Covid lateral flow test, official figures show

Education secretary asked why schools have to spend 'thousands' on A-level and GCSE exam fees despite teacher-assessed grades

Education secretary could not provide figures when asked by MPs how many schools stay open beyond 3.30pm

Williamson says package of measures for 2021 exams likely to be used to support 2022 cohort

Gavin Williamson tells MPs government is considering speeding up the timetable of Ofsted inspections to allow schools to demonstrate improvements

The response to OECD report on Curriculum for Excellence will be led by former GTCS boss Ken Muir

Teacher was 'swaying', walking 'unsteadily' and looked 'glazed' during Year 3 lesson

Schools are planning for next term and need answers on Covid testing, bubbles, isolation and 2022 exams, say heads

Covid absence rate among teachers and school leaders rose from 0.9 per cent on 10 June to 1.7 per cent on 17 June

New exams approach recommended by the OECD will not happen overnight, says education secretary

Pupils off for Covid reasons at highest rate since schools reopened in March 2021, DfE stats show

Teachers say the response from exam board AQA is 'poor' after late-night email requesting grade evidence

MPs' report says term 'white privilege' is part of the problem. But heads fear discussion of phrase may distract from other findings

Education secretary reportedly believes schools 'stretching resources to the limit' would help to attract more funding

Teachers spend too much time in class and need more time to plan and share curriculum ideas, says OECD

The OECD review criticises Scotland’s focus on 'traditional exams' – and outlines recommendations for change

State schools to receive up to £1,500 per newly qualified teacher to compensate for disruption to their training during the pandemic

OECD questions if testing every child’s literacy and numeracy in P1, P4, P7 and S3 is worth it

Two in five high-achieving disadvantaged A-level and GCSE students are not confident their grades this summer will reflect their ability

And Education Scotland will no longer run inspections, with an independent body taking over that role

Report finds ‘misalignment between Curriculum for Excellence’s aspirations and the qualification system’

Survey reveals less than half of school staff think their workplace is diverse

Reducing the attainment gap remains ‘central’ to government’s work, says education secretary

Department for Education also asks schools to draw up plans to bring back virus testing sites and reintroduce face masks