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Charles Clarke will chair a review of secondary education for OCR, which will publish policy proposals in the summer

Guidance says school behaviour policies should make it clear that pupils can be searched for mobile phones and similar devices

Teacher workload is highlighted as a major concern during a teaching union event at the Scottish Labour conference

Half of school business professionals warn their school is set to run out of money within three years

Plan to make film and screen education available to every pupil in every school 'could make Scottish kids among the most cineliterate in the world'

Supply spend is rising across the schools system, with leaders citing the growing support needs of pupils, teacher shortages and higher supply prices as cost drivers

Ministers tell inspectorate and exams watchdog to assess the risks that the abuse of artificial intelligence poses to their sector

This week’s essential education news includes the launch of a five-year research project to identify best teaching practice and women in schools being denied flexible working

Schools and colleges that do not meet minimum teaching hours for maths and English GCSE resit students will face funding cuts

But education secretary says Scottish councils will face stricter teacher targets next year and threatens to enshrine in law the hours that pupils spend in class

Lengthen the school day to help disadvantaged pupils, says report – but leaders warn that this would require significant extra funding

Uniforms can lead to 'greater gender inequalities' in physical activity among primary school-aged children, finds University of Cambridge study

Public sector employers are being 'inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative' in response to requests for flexible working, says Unison

The goal is to ensure Curriculum for Excellence remains ‘fit for purpose’ – views would be sought in an exercise similar to the recent 'national discussion' on Scottish education

DfE minister spoke in the House of Lords today to give new information on attendance and the plan for an out-of-school register – here are the key points from her speech

Making significant changes to an academy: four key points from updated DfE guidance

Education secretary says presenting students for an N4 and N5 in the same subject is leading to 'unnecessary additional workload' and damaging students' confidence

TIDE aims to bring together data to explore how or what approaches to teacher training, classroom practice and CPD impact pupil outcomes

Education 'cannot continue with current levels of capital funding', says Northern Ireland's new minister

Schools have indicated they could not afford to carry on providing catch-up tutoring if the government stops the NTP subsidy

Falling student rolls are leading to staffing cuts in rural secondary schools in Scotland, warn parents – who are demanding a guaranteed core curriculum for all pupils

With 119 RAAC-affected schools being told they will be rebuilt, heads warn they 'do not want to waste public money' on temporary solutions

Multi-academy trusts with 10 or more schools in a phase also achieve higher attainment and progress for disadvantaged pupils, finds Education Policy Institute

Post-Covid call comes as NHS data shows increase in number of children and young people waiting for speech and language therapy