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New research also finds 41 per cent of upper secondary students can't take the courses they want in school, usually because of teacher availability

Disadvantaged, high-achieving 5-year-olds keep pace with their affluent peers in primary – but an attainment gap opens up in early secondary, research shows

The 91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards celebrated the fantastic achievements of the school sector and teaching profession this year, which included a lifetime achievement award for executive headteacher John Morris OBE

Leaders say they have to 'significantly scale back' growth plans due to widening shortfalls in capacity funding allocations as revealed by 91¶¶Òõ

Leader of the biggest MAT wants higher expectations of trusts, new school improvement structures and the scrapping of DfE 'micro-interventions' like the times tables check

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes disadvantaged GCSE students being disrupted by teacher absence and a halt on key decisions affecting academy trusts

Fears have been raised that councils are increasingly mothballing rural schools – with campaigners saying the move is ‘closure by stealth’

Wider absence gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers after transition to secondary could be partly down to differences in 'parental support', say analysts

Leader calls for 'full transparency about academy decisions' as 91¶¶Òõ reveals that regional advisory boards will not meet or publish minutes in pre-election period

The next government must tackle the challenges of the special educational needs and disabilities system, urges Education Policy Institute

None of the main parties' election manifestos offer 'significant extra levels of core funding to help schools' meet their financial challenges, IFS warns

School Cuts coalition calculates schools could have an extra £36,000 each on average if the DfE distributed unspent capital funds

Teaching AI literacy in schools is ‘so important’ – but the first step is understanding how students are already using artificial intelligence, says research lead

The project will use artificial intelligence to learn about 'defects' associated with different types of buildings

England's 15-year-olds are also less likely than their international peers to feel able to express their ideas at school, according to major study

New data suggests Scottish teachers are doing a good job of encouraging creative thinking – but the government's decision to opt out of new Pisa test means evidence is limited

Union findings come as support staff are told to reject pay offer of up to 5.77 per cent

Challenges facing this year's GCSE exams cohort are significantly higher in disadvantaged schools, findings suggest

Education leaders on the 91¶¶Òõ Global Advisory Board call for action to support the UK international school sector's continued growth

A third of primary schools are now offering a food bank and many staff are using their own money to help struggling families, a charity report shows

Majority of teachers believe the watchdog has a 'negative impact' on teaching and want it abolished, a poll shows

Rise in teachers who report their school has recruited emotional literacy support assistants as more heads say they "can't afford to wait" for help

Dr Dan Nicholls, currently deputy CEO at Cabot Learning Federation, will take up new role from September

91¶¶Òõ' essential education news round-up includes the three main political parties setting out their policies for schools ahead of next month's election