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Scottish government also being urged to give clarity to schools on ‘boundaries and consequences’ in the wake of research showing that behaviour is deteriorating

The proportion of students passing GCSE maths in November exams fell compared with the previous year and pre-pandemic levels

This week’s essential education news includes the two main parties revealing plans to tackle post-Covid pupil absence and an appeal to Ofsted to reduce the fear of inspection

It comes as both the government and Labour set out plans this week to tackle the ongoing absence crisis

Ofsted should review schools’ fair access admissions policies as part of inspections to check rising 'social selectivity', the Sutton Trust says

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Here are five recommendations from experts speaking to an MPs' committee today about how schools could be better supported to teach digital literacy and online safety

In a keynote speech, the shadow education secretary also confirms Labour would legislate to ensure parents cannot avoid paying the proposed VAT on private school fees

Northern Ireland schools receive advice on changes to RSE and lessons on issues such as birth control and abortion rights

But experts sound warnings over data privacy and the reliability of AI in addressing the school attendance crisis

Schools minister Damian Hinds tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that pupils with ‘mild anxiety’ should not be kept off school, as DfE rolls out attendance hubs

Trusts' leader says DfE attendance measures are not enough and a 'much more systemic response' is needed

Headteachers and trust leaders back return as watchdog promises to publish its response to the coroner’s Regulation 28 report relating to Ruth Perry’s death on 19 January

Scottish Greens say being taught medical skills is routine in some countries’ schools, and that Scotland should follow suit with school-based first-aid training for all

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Cheshire East, Wiltshire, Devon and Bracknell Forest are understood to be submitting final proposals to the DfE next week

Officials want to help schools hire more teachers from overseas amid worsening recruitment crisis

After strike action over teacher pay in 2023, the EIS calls for less ‘stalling’ over salary increases this time round

This week’s education news round-up includes the first interview with new Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and one exam board's plan to introduce digital GCSE exams next year

In some councils pupil demand is ‘vastly larger than supply’ and funding is not keeping pace with rising costs

Subject to Ofqual approval, Pearson Edexcel plans to offer GCSE English language and literature on-screen in 18 months’ time

ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland analysis finds one in five teachers working in primary, secondary and special schools is on a temporary contract

The International Baccalaureate said it would not be sharing assessment data to prevent 'generalised comparisons'

Warning about teachers' safety as union details compensation claims for assault, including a staff member who suffered a fractured jaw when punched by a pupil

It took nearly five years to secure a permanent site for one of the government’s flagship specialist maths schools, annual report reveals