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Single-sex spaces guidance doesn’t meet legal tests, warns union

Official guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force for schools today, but unions say it does not offer schools enough support and that it has arrived too late

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Mayors’ bid for school oversight role

Former government adviser says regional responsibility for schools should be transferred from DfE regions to metro mayors

The battle for regional school control

Trusts, councils and metro mayors are all pushing for a driving role in school improvement after the new government signalled a shake-up

MAT leaders: SEND and inclusion should not be ‘delegated down’

The Queen Street Group's annual report highlights SEND, falling rolls and Ofsted's ability to assess MATs as key concerns

Hayward response finally revealed by education secretary

Plan to scrap S4 exams rejected – but 'internal and continuous assessment will contribute to a greater percentage of a final grade', says Jenny Gilruth

Cambridge International students’ university and subject choices revealed

Cambridge survey shows the countries emerging alongside the UK, USA, Canada and Australia as popular destinations for university study

A third of students set to resit English or maths GCSE

Analysis from FFT Education Datalab suggests that numbers having to resit will be similar this year compared with 2022-23

Leaders demand answers on remaining trust capacity funds

Trust leaders could be 'wasting their time' on bids after 91¶¶Òõ revealed nearly all of the original pot has been allocated

Teacher secondments ‘could boost Gen Z recruits’

Career breaks, and five other ways the government could hit its teacher recruitment pledge, according to Teach First

DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links

Bridget Phillipson has been asked to look again at the membership of a curriculum and assessment review panel

Reforms must go ‘far beyond’ Scottish education bill, MSPs told

Some of the most influential figures in Scottish education in recent times raise concerns that an opportunity for 'bold and radical' reform is being missed

Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements

The main changes to Ofsted's inspection handbook, at a glance

Bill addresses restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools

Six key principles for reforming rules on restraint and seclusion in schools are being set out in the Scottish Parliament today

Call for Ofsted ‘transparency’ over board minutes

The watchdog has not published any board minutes for meetings held after September 2023

Help unsuccessful teacher trainees be TAs, DfE urged

Government-funded charity calls for unsuccessful ITT applicants to be 'redirected' to alternative careers within schools

Headteachers’ Roundtable names co-chairs

Caroline Derbyshire announces she is stepping down after four years as chair of the school leaders group

Inclusion top concern for academy CEOs

Trust leaders want to prioritise inclusion and SEND this year, but are hampered by funding shortfalls, the annual CST survey has found

School-college partnerships’ value to be explored in Scottish study

Research will raise questions about the structure of the senior phase in Scottish schools and how students are prepared to enter the workplace

Review of ‘fitness to teach’ rules opens in Scotland

GTCS calls for views after report earlier this year showed number of teachers being investigated through fitness-to-teach process had hit a 10-year high

Primary heads’ body opposes funding of week-long residentials for all

AHDS says £34m estimated in residential outdoor education bill should go instead to ASN, while education directors question whether proposals have been properly costed

Reforms risk blaming schools for wider SEND crisis, Ofsted warned

Can the inspectorate's new inclusion focus close a SEND 'accountability gap' – or could it shift criticism further onto schools? 91¶¶Òõ investigates

‘Irresponsible’ to delay SEND inspections in failing areas

As follow-up inspections are put on hold, a 91¶¶Òõ analysis sets out the range of problems in areas found to have widespread failings

Governors told no money for national recruitment drive

Without a new campaign, schools and trusts risk losing out on the 'valuable expertise and leadership' needed, warns National Governance Association

Helen Hayes: There is an ‘absence of trust in SEND system’

The new Commons Education Select Committee chair spoke to 91¶¶Òõ about what the committee's priorities could be

Ofsted Academy crackdown on ‘pirated’ materials

Matthew Purves has warned of a 'big industry' that seeks to 'exploit the anxiety around school inspection'