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General Teaching Council for Scotland says the spike is due to an increase in the number of teachers being referred and difficulties progressing cases, including during the pandemic

Labour says it would boost pupils' access to team sports and reform the PE curriculum

The poll findings follow a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation showing schools are struggling to tackle an explosion in complaints from parents since Covid

The government says a pilot scheme will look at how unused school space could be repurposed for early years provision – but heads' leaders warn plan must come with funding

Commons Education Select Committee launches an inquiry into the attainment gap between girls and boys

Government wants to train 4,000 student teachers next year, yet many new primary teachers can't get permanent jobs and secondary courses are drastically undersubscribed

In seven years at the helm of the ASCL, Geoff Barton has been one of education's most prominent figureheads – but now, embarking on a new challenge, he tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that he sees himself very differently to his public image

The DfE must issue extra funding to help some schools fund any teacher pay rise for 2024-25 or risk redundancies and reduced provision, prominent MAT leaders have warned

The number of schools having to cut teachers and teaching assistants because of funding difficulties has been branded 'disgraceful'

This week’s essential education news includes Capita losing the contract to run Sats and a warning about high absence among this year's GCSE students

The number of permanent exclusions has risen by more than one-third year on year, DfE figures show

DfE data shows a rise in overall absence and pupils persistently absent last term compared with spring 2022-23

Heads' leaders welcome the move but warn schools will be judged on exam attainment regardless of context

Sendcos feel isolated and face high workloads, warns a new report on SEND provision within multi-academy trusts

Watchdog calls on government to urgently update RE teaching guidance and warns 'significant' number of schools are not meeting statutory duty

But children ‘always’ want to talk about education – and ensuring they are heard on reform will be an early focus, says Scottish children's commissioner

Education secretary defends Scottish curriculum, a day after ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland reports on research concerns over a 'lack of clarity' in CfE

Nearly half of disadvantaged Year 11 students have missed 10 per cent or more school sessions so far this year, FFT data reveals

More children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy per head of the population than anywhere else in the UK, ministers told

The CST's proposals include a new funding formula covering minimum operating costs for all schools, including SEND and AP provision

One in five schools is now running a food bank, says report warning that policymakers are unaware of the scale of child hunger

The decision to award the primary assessment contract to Pearson follows a delay to Sats marking last year that led to Capita issuing an apology

Pilot reviews of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence identify ‘need to clarify the way that knowledge is covered’

School run by 'Britain's strictest head' wins court case brought by a Muslim student against its policy on prayer rituals