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In the 10 years to 2024 there were almost 500 reports of serious injuries to Scottish school staff caused by violence, including fractures, dislocations and loss of consciousness

Expert advisers will now look at how the government’s inclusion drive tallies with curriculum and Ofsted reform

On 29 July 2024 pupils from Churchtown Primary were victims of an attack at a holiday club in Southport. Here, trust leaders reflect on how their community pulled together in the year that followed

‘Unsafe’ school sites in Northern Ireland could lead to a bill of up to £800 million, according to Stormont Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee

Analysis of multi-academy trust finances warns of a ‘sharp deterioration’ since last year and ‘growing pressures’

A mandatory reading test for Year 8 students will also be introduced by the end of this parliament, Bridget Phillipson confirms

After ÌÇÐÄVlog readers got in touch with some key questions about Ofsted’s new approach to inspections, Cerys Turner provides the answers

MAT leader Jonny Uttley warns Ofsted is ‘refusing’ to scrutinise schools that ‘push’ students out

Top official also tells the Covid inquiry of concerns about the DfE’s current ability – in the event of another pandemic – to identify which pupils have digital devices for remote learning

Although severe pupil absence is a growing problem since the pandemic, the scale of issue is not as bad as official DfE data suggests, according to a study

Schools will already fulfil many of the requirements of new anti-terrorism legislation for public premises but there are still important new duties to consider, says Professor Michael Green

Diagnostic labels are medicalising young people for behaviours once considered ordinary and are contributing to unsustainable workload in schools, argues psychiatrist Sami Timimi