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‘Explosive’ changes to school admissions have divided education leaders. Amid warnings about school closures, a loss of parent choice and ideological battles, ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at the likely impact of the legislation

DfE warns that special schools are 8,000 students over capacity and highlights that fewer than one in 10 mainstream schools have specialist provision

In an exclusive interview with ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland, Scotland’s education secretary sets out the key issues she is focused on during a crucial period of reform for the schools sector

Chief inspector tells parents that schools have the power to ban phones ‘and should ban them’

A mix of necessity, ideology and circumstance is driving a widespread adoption of scripting in US classrooms, finds Holly Korbey

Headteachers’ leaders call on the chancellor to use her spring statement to address a £3.6bn shortfall in funding for school buildings

Ofsted’s plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL

IB director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen explains why, with young people having increasing access to powerful computing tools, the ability to understand numbers, data and patterns will matter more than ever

School leaders voice fears that Ofsted’s proposed changes, with increased monitoring inspections and additional evaluation areas, will exacerbate workload

Despite recognising the importance of exam grades, the review’s interim report fails to acknowledge concerns about the accuracy of marking and the appeals process, warns Dennis Sherwood

With the government planning a requirement for all teachers to have qualified teacher status, research shows that staff without QTS are not distributed evenly across the sector

There is a risk of SEND becoming a ‘low-risk failure’ under Ofsted plans, leader warns