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New DfE attendance guidance also says schools need not ‘routinely’ seek medical proof when pupils are absent for mental health reasons

Report into government’s flagship catch-up programme finds some leaders struggle with workload and funding

Disadvantaged pupils in England ‘remain further behind’ than their peers after the pandemic, says the National Audit Office in report on education recovery

Research into students’ attitudes towards teaching about the Holocaust, published to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, also reveals that four in 10 teachers have encountered antisemitism

The DfE’s ambition for all schools to be in multi-academy trusts by 2030 could cause ‘trust quality’ issues, a new report warns

Baroness Barran accused of leaving heads ‘out in the ether’ without official guidance on transgender issues

International schools can play a big role in solving global problems – but to wield this power they must embed themselves in their local culture, says the director general of the International Baccalaureate

Don’t miss your round-up of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the announcement of teacher strikes and what this industrial action will mean for individual teachers and schools

New research shows ‘controlling sounding voices’ didn’t gain cooperation from 10- to 16-year-olds, but do these findings translate to the classroom?

Minister says schools could spend pupil premium on extending free school meals – but union boss warns this funding is already under ‘unsustainable pressure’

Changes to the university admissions process announced by Ucas last week will have a major impact on schools. Here Carl Cullinane, of the Sutton Trust, explains what’s changing and why

New DfE data shows pupil absence rates hit 14.3 per cent across all schools at the end of last term, largely due to illness