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Experts warn school recruitment will never quite return to pre-pandemic levels as hard-to-hire regions continue to face worse struggle to fill posts

Union warns that the government consultation on creating a new post-16 qualification is ‘fundamentally flawed’

Children are becoming ‘lost’ in ‘huge schools’ and it’s bad for the relationships that are key to improving behaviour and attainment, says education secretary

Fears of under-recruitment of teacher trainees for the third year in a row remain despite a rise in bursaries, an increase in applications and a reduction in recruitment targets

In his first interview since taking up the role of interim chief regulator at Ofqual, Sir Ian speaks exclusively to ÌÇÐÄVlog about online assessment, the attainment gap and the need for stability

The government says it will need 9 per cent fewer postgraduate secondary trainees – despite missing its target by half this year

The reading and listening components of GCSE Italian and Polish will no longer be sat online from 2026, the exam board announces

The Scottish exams body also confirms that appeals will be free of charge this year and students will retain the right to appeal directly

The SQA is asking teachers and secondary students for feedback on the Scottish set texts studied as part of National 5 and Higher English courses

Union had predicted ‘major impact’ on exams if industrial action by SQA staff continued through the spring – and warned today that ‘tensions’ remain

Scotland’s education secretary attempts to ease concerns that little progress has been made on reforming assessment and qualifications since the June 2023 Hayward report

Hayward review consultation sheds light on how the Scottish education sector wants qualifications reformed, drawing on the views of more than 11,000 people