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Changes to the Welsh education system bring a lot of positives – but teachers cannot keep on adding more jobs to their workload in these difficult times, explains NAHT Cymru director Laura Doel

Laura McInerney sizes up the new Labour shadow education team and where they need to focus their efforts if they are to win the hearts and minds of teachers

The CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust explains how a school in its group boosted attendance – even during the pandemic – and what others can take from this, amid a renewed focus on this pressing issue

Schools are being told what to do by those with no concept of the reality of running a school – and it’s only making an already tough situation a lot harder, explains Geoff Barton

The government has announced a shake-up of the Scottish Attainment Challenge, which means that some local authorities will get less funding, writes Emma Seith

The debate over ‘academic’ versus ‘vocational’ proves that some of the language in education has become tainted by prejudice, writes Henry Hepburn

Teachers are facing unprecedented challenges at the moment, so why are policymakers pushing ‘business as usual’, asks Jon Severs

Latest figures show half term reprieve was ‘short lived’, say heads, as concerns grow about the impact of new Omicron variant

Heads warn the DfE must increase support for schools to combat Covid disruption amid low student vaccine uptake in some areas

Economist Jack Worth warns that education could be facing a ‘very difficult year’ if this trend continues

On the final day of a consultation on Scottish education, the first submission to emerge includes a wide-ranging wish list

Paying students could boost GCSE scores for those with lower predicted grades, research finds