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The government has published its tabled amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The Scottish Greens secured the secondary free lunches pilot in exchange for backing the Scottish Budget

The decline in the pupil population that is affecting schools now is a trend that’s unlikely to change for decades, new ONS data shows

In the health sector, a new approach to helping younger and more diverse professionals take on governance roles has made a clear difference in three years – education should take note

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on pupils’ ability to learn is highlighted in a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

There are big gaps in attainment in Scotland – and wider concerns about child poverty – but analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also finds some encouraging signs

MPs’ inquiry is told that parents need ‘routes of redress’ before going for an EHCP if their child’s needs are not being met in school

Education secretary calls the proposals a ‘headline-grabbing gimmick’

The New Schools Network has appointed an ex-Downing Street and DfE special adviser as its director to fight for academy freedoms and free schools

Consideration of ‘exceptional circumstances’ – like falling rolls and cuts to attainment challenge funding – ‘undermines credibility’ of new deal, say campaigners

Leaders from Chiltern Learning Trust explain how they are developing new government-backed artificial intelligence training courses for teachers, to help upskill the sector

CST chief executive Leora Cruddas warns that the school system is not working as well as it should for some pupils with SEND