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MPs urge next government to monitor school ‘mobile phone ban’
Education committee suggests a statutory phone ban in schools may be needed, but heads' leaders question if schools have resources
Ofqual: Bauckham is DfE choice for chief regulator
The government's preferred candidate to lead Ofqual has held the role of interim chief regulator since January
Independent schools in Scotland: new register published
Overview of independent school sector in Scotland includes details on rolls, ASN specialist status and whether boarding is provided
Schools ‘can’t plan budgets’ because of election pay delay
Heads fear a decision on teacher pay rises will now not be made until after the election in July, ASCL warns
Kent SEND pupil plan unworkable without more funding, leaders warn
Draft plan seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog reveals mainstream schools expected to take on pupils who are six to seven years behind in their cognitive and learning development
Schools told by DfE that building repair cash put on hold
Trusts are informed that DfE funding that was approved is now on hold – just days before building work is due to get underway
Weekly round-up: Teacher demands for the general election
ÌÇÐÄVlog' essential education news this week includes calls for change in the school system ahead of the general election and pressure over teacher pay
Behaviour plan for Scottish schools promised ‘in coming weeks’
Education secretary vows to deliver plan in response to warnings about 'dangerous and disruptive behaviour' in Scottish schools
Vote ‘no’ on pay offer, school support staff told
School support staff union could move to strike action if members vote to reject £1,290 pay rise
Next government ‘needs to fix systemic crises’ in schools
Unions set out their general election demands on teacher recruitment and retention, school buildings and provision for pupils with SEND
Unions urge DfE to immediately publish STRB report
There is 'no good reason' to delay publishing the pay review body recommendations, say four unions
Swinney vows to improve public services and ‘educational performance’
But opposition leaders hit out at his record as education secretary, saying he was tasked with closing the attainment gap – and failed
Rise MAT appoints interim CEO
Dave Ellison-Lee, currently director of education and deputy CEO at Rise, will step into the role in September
DfE to research risks posed by older school buildings
Headteachers' leaders say they hope researching building risks leads to DfE 'correcting perpetual underinvestment in the school estate'
Kate Forbes: ‘Gaelic must be brought to life beyond the classroom’
Gaelic should be ‘a living, breathing language’ – not just a language of the classroom, deputy first minister tells MSPs
SQA: Scottish schools to get access to marked exam papers for first time
Marked exam papers in five subject areas will be made available to all schools on results day in August – the SQA says it hopes the move will 'ensure transparency'
National maths specialist appointed in Scotland
Former secondary school leader Andy Brown will be 'leading the work to update the maths and numeracy curriculum'
Heads call for end to ‘annual circus’ of teacher pay settlements
Schools need a 'long-term approach to reliable pay and progression' to end recruitment crisis, a headteachers' think tank has warned
MPs call for urgent curriculum review to expand financial education
Content in the 'overcrowded' curriculum must be reduced to deliver more financial education, say heads' leaders
Music hubs: experts sound warning over cut in numbers
MPs have questioned sector experts and schools minister Damian Hinds about the government's music hubs programme. Here are six things we learned
Ballot opens over education cuts in Scotland’s largest council
Industrial action is on the cards in Glasgow – which could entail strikes – if plans to cut 450 teaching posts over three years are not reversed
Nearly 1 in 3 female students ‘very worried’ about climate change
Findings from the International Baccalaureate come as schools report growing levels of anxiety around the impact of climate change
Teachers complain of ‘obscure’ English lit GCSE extract
Teachers warn exam board AQA that some students were at a disadvantage in this year's GCSE English literature paper
Independent review will probe Oak National Academy
The chief executive of DfE-funded property company LocatED will lead a review into the controversial curriculum resources quango