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ÌÇÐÄVlog’ education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted ‘punch’ comment

New Audit Office report on child poverty in Northern Ireland shows attainment gap at school starts early and remains wide in the years to come

NAHT says creative subjects are being ‘squeezed out’ as senior politicians from both political parties call for a broader curriculum

‘Top-down’ education reforms have a poor track record and Scotland’s school staff should be entrusted with key decisions, advises expert analysis

The CEO of a trust with 14 special schools says capacity and funding challenges are being caused by mainstream accountability metrics and political posturing

Three years after his appointment as the ‘catch-up tsar’, Sir Kevan Collins tells the full story of the four months he spent trying to get the government to take education recovery seriously

The incoming ASCL general secretary outlines his priorities for his tenure as the country enters a general election year and tells ÌÇÐÄVlog what he thinks the next government should focus on

This week’s essential education news includes a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation revealing the ‘unmanageable’ rise in parent complaints, and sector leaders’ frustration over the Spring Budget

Scottish government promises review after being accused of a lack of action over the increase in dangerous behaviour in schools

Here’s everything schools need to know about today’s Budget announcement

Education minister Paul Givan does not favour abolishing school uniform but wants it to be more affordable

Scottish Conservatives will accuse SNP ministers of failing to take action when school violence is leaving teachers ‘terrified to go to work’