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Number of ASN teachers hits record low
It is crucial that pupils with additional support needs get the support they need during the Covid-19 crisis, warns group of charities
Missing pupil premium value ‘uncertain’, Gibb tells MPs
Schools minister tells education committee he still cannot say how much cash the poorest pupils will miss out on
Don’t force schools into big academy chains, DfE told
Governors challenge the DfE on whether it wants all multi-academy trusts to be big in the future
Revealed: Primary and secondary attainment gap changes
Auditors reveal the progress Scotland has made in narrowing the attainment gap to date – and the mountain left to climb
Covid absences double in a week as 169K pupils isolate
Fourfold rise in pupils self-isolating after potential Covid contact in school – up to 127,000 – after one week back
Call to use academy ‘revolving doors’ to end exclusions
The new children's commissioner, a former headteacher, says that exclusions keep school leaders 'awake at night'
1 in 10 secondary students not in school last week
Some 89 per cent of state secondary school students were in attendance on Thursday, new DfE data shows
Many heads fear the push to close gap is unsustainable
Nine in 10 heads believe Covid is having an impact on efforts to close the poverty-related attainment gap, poll shows
DfE treats teachers as ‘problem not ally’ says Labour
Schools have faced 'catalogue of government failings' during Covid crisis, shadow education secretary will say today
Progress on closing the attainment gap ‘limited’
New report finds improvement ‘varies significantly’ across councils, with ‘evidence of worsening performance’ in some authorities
Warning of ‘dominant’ academy bosses going unchallenged
New report urges multi-academy trusts to 'open up' to external scrutiny
Williamson behaviour boost claim ‘flimsy’, say teachers
Education secretary says pupils' behaviour has improved during Covid – but thousands of teachers disagree
Exclusive: Schools warned of ‘increasing’ cyber attacks
It is 'vital' that heads 'urgently review' their defences and take steps to protect their schools from threats, DfE says
76% of teachers think they should get vaccine priority
Poll follows earlier finding that the majority of the UK public thought teachers should be prioritised for vaccination
GCSEs 2021: Teachers frustrated by grades guidance wait
Heads say they are 'up against the wire' over guidance for giving grades, as Easter holidays loom
ITT review: Newer teachers may not be ‘right’ mentors
Chair of DfE's ITT market review questions whether providers are sufficiently 'incentivised' to support mentors
‘Varied’ success in attempts to bridge attainment gap
Report on five years of the Scottish Attainment Challenge finds that, on some measures, the gap has widened
Diversity in teaching report: key messages
Schools must be more proactive in countering the racism that still exists in education, says landmark report
Revealed: How teacher happiness dropped during pandemic
Teachers experienced low points in life satisfaction in spring and autumn last year, research shows
GCSEs and A levels: Lack of DfE plan a ‘gaping hole’
Freedom of information request reveals DfE had no plan for assessing students when GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled
Prolonged teacher pay freeze risks supply ‘challenge’
Pay restraint beyond 2021-22 could lead to 'increasingly uncompetitive' profession, NFER report warns
Exclusive: Ofsted may grade some schools next term
Watchdog is looking at whether it can carry out graded inspections of schools that want to demonstrate they have improved next term
Geoff Barton to serve second term as ASCL leader
Former headteacher Geoff Barton can now continue to lead the Association of School and College Leaders until 2027
Exclusive: Less than 10 parent-triggered Ofsted probes
Tiny fraction of remote learning complaints led to Ofsted visits after promise watchdog would enforce DfE expectations