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Fewer than one in 10 think improving education standards should be the Scottish government’s top priority – with the economy, health and housing all deemed more important

Education secretary acknowledges urgency on teacher pay and says she wants to be ‘honest and upfront’ with schools sector

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has now come into force in Scotland – but experts warn pupils and families will still need support in exercising their rights

Helen Arya was previously national director of learning and development at the multi-academy trust

Labour urged to set out how it plans to tackle widening attainment gap

Education secretary hosts more than 150 school and wider education sector guests at the DfE, after pledge to ‘reset the relationship with the profession’

An independent review of Reading Council’s actions after the death of the headteacher highlights the ‘folly of a macho culture’ of high-stakes accountability in schools

Alternative Big Listen survey suggests the inspectorate has lost the confidence of the sector, with nine in 10 respondents saying it is not fit for purpose

Six in 10 governors and trustees say that balancing their school budget is now their biggest challenge

One fifth of new teachers leave the state sector after two years, new government data shows

This week’s education news round-up focuses on Bridget Phillipson taking the helm at the DfE and how she will put her party’s ambitious plans for education into action

Most trust finance chiefs say their organisations are vulnerable and eating into their reserves to cover costs