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There is 'an obsession with trying to hammer square pegs into circular fittings when it comes to education', heard Scottish Parliament session where young people shared their frustrations

Unison, GMB and Unite also call for school support staff to be able to take at least one day of leave within term time

Pearson failed to identify conflicts of interest for 195 markers and failed to ensure confidentiality of its exams, Ofqual finds

Most schools using banding tests have more academically able cohorts than neighbouring schools, analysis finds

Scotland's exam body also calls on schools to stop using textbooks that contain ‘outdated language and depictions of enslavement and colonialism’

Royal Society of Chemistry report says teachers need ‘up-to-date information’ to link their curriculum to careers in the field

Experts have repeatedly warned schools will be forced to make cuts next year as cost rises outstrip funding

Heads' leaders call on the government to tackle 'exorbitant prices' charged by the travel industry during school holidays

Only three-quarters of parents say children should be toilet trained before joining Reception, poll finds

Outwood Grange Academies Trust says it took a 'strategic decision' not to expand when its leader left to become chief inspector

The government has published its tabled amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The Scottish Greens secured the secondary free lunches pilot in exchange for backing the Scottish Budget

There are big gaps in attainment in Scotland – and wider concerns about child poverty – but analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds some encouraging signs

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on pupils' ability to learn is highlighted in a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

MPs' inquiry is told that parents need 'routes of redress' before going for an EHCP if their child's needs are not being met in school

Ministers unveil a three-year early years teacher degree apprenticeship and a new experience-based training route

Increase in government funding ‘doesn’t cancel out urgent need for transformation’, says Accounts Commission – as proposed cuts to education continue to make headlines

Education secretary calls the proposals a ‘headline-grabbing gimmick’

The New Schools Network has appointed an ex-Downing Street and DfE special adviser as its director to fight for academy freedoms and free schools

GLF Schools says its £13.9m reserves provide 'resilience' in case government funding doesn't cover pay rises or other costs

Consideration of ‘exceptional circumstances’ – like falling rolls and cuts to attainment challenge funding – ‘undermines credibility’ of new deal, say campaigners

CST chief executive Leora Cruddas warns that the school system is not working as well as it should for some pupils with SEND

Some SQA qualifications may not be available to home-educated young people because they include internal assessment, says new Scottish government guidance

Teachers' and leaders' doubts about the government's plan for free breakfast clubs in all primary schools have been revealed by a new poll