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Updates to guidance on safeguarding were issued just as schools went on holiday – so here are the changes you may have missed

In his first interview since starting his role as chief inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver details how he plans to tackle the multiple challenges Ofsted is facing – starting by delaying the return of routine inspections

Heads and trust leaders reveal the changes they have put in place to ensure that their schools adhere to the government’s upcoming minimum school week length

Academy trust CEOs, heads and teachers among the appointees in the King’s New Year Honours list

Proposed National Digital Academy aimed to help people study for Highers ‘any time, any place’, but doubts cast over scheme’s progress

An Institute for Government report also calls on new chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver to issue a comprehensive response to the Ruth Perry inquest findings

How can schools embrace more flexible working? Grainne Hallahan speaks to leaders to find out how they are implementing it successfully in their settings

Years of waning interest in GCSE and A-level music have prompted many concerns from sector bodies, but the rise of students taking more practical vocational courses offers hope for the subject

Shutting schools in January 2021 was a ‘panic decision’ and against the best interests of pupils, the former education secretary tells Covid inquiry

Labour analysis claims 270,000 young people waited longer than three months to be seen or had their referrals closed

But councils given £1.5 million to wipe out pupils’ existing school-meal debt, says finance secretary Shona Robison as she sets out Scotland’s Budget for 2024-25

The DfE has published its long-awaited draft transgender guidance. Here are the key details for schools