Policy
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Friday
31st Oct 2025
What Japan can tell us about teacher workforce planning
Japan鈥檚 鈥榬igorous initial teacher education鈥� and its 鈥榮tructured approach to professional learning鈥� left an impression on the president of Scotland鈥檚 national body for education directors
DfE urged to probe 鈥榩ersistent disruptive behaviour鈥� exclusions
Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague 鈥榗atch-all鈥� category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders
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Wednesday
29th Oct 2025
Restraint guidance for schools 鈥榯ook too long鈥�, admits Gilruth
There is 鈥榩robably鈥� an underreporting of incidents where seclusion or restraint is used in Scottish schools, says education secretary
MPs urge Labour to reverse IB funding cut
Minister defends the government鈥檚 decision to withdraw funding for state schools to deliver the International Baccalaureate, saying that only 鈥�0.2 per cent of students鈥� are taking it
Why inclusion must be a cornerstone of the White Paper
After years of teaching in mainstream schools and now as an outreach teacher, this educator argues that inclusion is key to stopping pupils from falling through the cracks
Is Portugal our guiding light for inclusion?
Portugal鈥檚 school system has been hailed as a model of inclusive education. But, with England moving towards greater inclusion in mainstream, is it a blueprint we should follow? Zofia Niemtus investigates