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Falling maths, reading and science Pisa scores cannot be entirely blamed on Covid – so what else has been going wrong in Wales, asks Gareth Evans

Pupils in Northern Ireland should be entitled to the same level of investment as those in England, Scotland or Wales, say seven key NI education leaders

This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees

The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was ‘desperate’ to keep schools open in January 2021 but ‘it wasn’t a runner’

Government data shows the teacher recruitment crisis has ‘plumbed new depths’, heads’ leaders warn

The Pisa survey holds a wealth of data and analysis on issues such as mobile phones in schools, migration, behaviour, staffing and parental involvement

While the pandemic has been cited as the big factor in changes in the latest Pisa scores, there are also worrying longer-term trends, says the EPI’s Louis Hodge

Chief scientific adviser to the DfE has called for further analysis of school attendance data to understand where intervention is needed

Government-approved inspections of international schools don’t use one-word judgements, so why can’t Ofsted follow this example, asks this senior leader

Join the ÌÇÐÄVlog News team as they discuss an exclusive interview with Labour’s new shadow schools minister, Catherine McKinnell

Gareth Conyard, joint chief of the Teacher Development Trust and a former civil servant, speaks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about the importance of treating people well and why we shouldn’t expect teachers to be ‘heroes’

Air-quality monitors in schools are essential for the health of pupils and staff, a teaching union will say this weekend