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Watchdog's draft proposal to assess schools' teaching as a standalone category amid recruitment and retention crisis has caused sector concern

No change to employee contribution rates for the lowest-paid teachers under the proposals

Watchdog says it wants to ensure its new inspection framework is 'more suitable' for inspection of SEND in mainstream, special and AP schools

Despite frustration over education reform, School Leaders Scotland president hits upbeat note over 'steadfast' support from Education Scotland

Replacement of CfE's 'experiences and outcomes' is recommended, but Education Scotland research says level of prescribed learning could vary by subject and sector

Leaders call for 'solutions' and an 'end point' in any future reforms of the SEND system

The SQA marking review was published after the Higher history pass rate dropped by more than 10 percentage points – but Scottish Labour says ‘huge questions’ remain unanswered

Online bullying may have more serious consequences, suggests first anti-bullying guidance from Scottish government in seven years

Ten regional partnerships led by research schools aim to improve teaching and drive attainment among poorer pupils

Headteachers' leaders urge government to restore local authority funding for community services, or risk leaving schools to ‘pick up the pieces’

But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a 'small elite group', meaning many proficient students drop the subject

Research also warns against making key stage 2 tests 'too long' so they're largely assessments of reading speed

Scottish government officials say a number of universities are ‘very interested’ in hosting the new centre, which has been described by school leaders as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘costly’

Government could use money saved through falling pupil rolls to provide extra funding for students who are long-term disadvantaged, says EPI report

Teachers are unsure about the ability of AI to cut their workload, a report finds – as the government spends millions on developing AI tools for schools

Exclusions and suspensions have increased again year on year, new analysis suggests

An international schools group plans to use thinking routines – a series of steps to help students think more deeply – so that teachers can improve life skills

News comes after fewer than one in five new primary teachers in Scotland secured a permanent job after probation last year

Child Poverty Action Group is calling for an urgent review of the free school meal threshold, after revealing the extent of school dinner debt incurred by schools

Guidance on restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools focuses on prevention – but union says teachers and school leaders will 'despair' at lack of practical guidance

Leora Cruddas, CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, tells MAT leaders they have embraced mission to educate disadvantaged pupils

Inspectorate must move away from 'detecting failures only', Sir Martyn Oliver tells MAT leaders at the Confederation of School Trusts' conference

School leaders should devise programmes to ensure underrepresented students can see a way into Stem careers, say EPI and CfEY

Curriculum reforms offer a chance to boost the status of language teaching in schools, but there's a risk they could do the opposite, say subject experts