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The teaching union's story book is aimed at supporting young children who are new to Scotland to settle in at school

Proposed changes to the law would effectively entitle children to opt out of learning about religion – not just practising it, says ADES

Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?

MPs warn schools are using money aimed at supporting disadvantaged pupils to plug gaps elsewhere – but leaders say more funding is needed

School leaders warn government not to expect them to 'fix all of society’s ills' following supervised toothbrushing announcement

Rob Tarn says schools struggling with attendance can make a difference with pupils who 'could come to school all the time'

Watchdog's evaluation of its Education Inspection Framework says it may have resulted in schools focusing too much on reading

With research revealing the gap between the number of children in poverty and those getting free school meals, the Education Policy Institute echoes calls for automatic enrolment

Teachers in primary are also more worried about support for pupils' social, emotional and mental health needs, research shows

Matt Wrack would be the first general secretary in the union’s history not to have a teaching background

The number of complaints made to Ofsted following school inspections has increased by 60 per cent over the last three years

School leavers from minority-ethnic backgrounds will gain most if apprenticeships are put on a par with university and further education, says Skills Development Scotland report

Attendance rates for Scottish schools are among the worst in the UK – here we reveal the proportion of pupils regularly absent from school by council and sector

The party is proposing that students as young as 14 should be able to leave school – but only if they take on an apprenticeship or go to college

The number of students being physically abusive and violent in schools has increased over past year, teachers tell an NASUWT Scotland survey

Move comes as teachers report growing behaviour challenges, and amid uncertainty over behaviour policy

Findings come after special schools were shown to be suffering more 'severe' teacher shortages than other parts of the sector

The NAHT warns that its members are facing increasing abuse including threats, online trolling, discrimination and violence

Figures come on the day that next year's secondary school offers are being confirmed

Safeguarding oversights and superficial assessments listed in report as causes for concern – but two other British schools overseas inspectorates do meet standards, Ofsted says

Scotland has some of the worst persistent absence rates in the UK, with Glasgow revealing that 738,625 days were lost to absence in 2022-23 across its primaries

Astrea Academy Trust cites 'difficulties in accessing appropriate alternative provision' in its annual accounts

The biggest union's indicative ballot asks whether teachers would be willing to take strike action over a recommended 2.8 per cent pay rise

Latin is one of many subjects struggling to survive in Scotland – but schools owe it to the students who thrive in such subjects to keep them alive, says George Connor