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Making blazers 'an optional item' should be carefully considered, according to a Scottish government group looking at school uniform policy

School leaders have called for the government to redouble efforts to address growing pupil mental health problem since pandemic

The Department for Education has apologised to several academy trusts after mistakenly telling them they were eligible to apply for a school building fund

Unions react with anger after Gillian Keegan warns that the DfE could introduce minimum service levels for schools to curb strike disruption

Education secretary has told unions DfE will introduce minimum service levels in schools if voluntary agreement is not reached

Star Academies chief takes on role after serving on the Confederation of School Trusts board since September 2019 

The union says ‘national action’ is needed on teacher workload, lack of preparation time and pay restoration

The new ASCL president tells ÌÇÐÄVlog how his own school experience has driven his career and underpins his philosophy of 'ambitious and optimistic education for all'

Only a tiny minority of teachers think the Reception Baseline Assessment provides accurate information, a poll finds

Review of the second year of the National Tutoring Programme shows that only 35 per cent of Year 11 students selected were from disadvantaged backgrounds

Education secretary Gillian Keegan describes SEND as being in a 'lose-lose-lose situation' with the Treasury, councils and service users all dissatisfied

The number of pupils missing 50 per cent or more sessions in the autumn and spring terms last year was up by a quarter on 2021-22, new figures show

Decreasing pupil numbers are already beginning to impact school budgets, warns union leader

The DfE confirms 43 more schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as Labour brands the situation a 'shambles'

This week’s essential education news includes new key stage 4 performance data revealing a bigger disadvantage gap, one exam board's plan to take GCSEs online, and a 'hostile attack' on teachers' rights

Twelve schools found to contain the potentially dangerous concrete are still having to provide a mix of face-to-face and remote learning

New DfE data on GCSEs shows efforts to tackle the impact of poverty on education are failing and that secondary schools need more support, say sector leaders

The plans for more walkouts in Scotland over pay follow the news earlier this week that Unison members rejected the latest council worker pay deal

Key stage 4 performance data also reveals decline in the proportion of students achieving a grade 5 in English and maths GCSE

The government needs to stick to its SEND funding pledge amid demands for cash to tackle the concrete crisis in schools, former minister warns

The cuts of almost £75 million to the revenue budget and £40 million to the capital budget have been described as ‘deeply concerning’ by school leaders

Department for Education ministers have written to school leaders to ensure that any political activity from pupils in response to the crisis does not create an 'atmosphere of intimidation'

A campaign targeting Scottish schools is advising teachers to call an ambulance if they are worried about a child with asthma ‘at any time’

Labour’s Barry Sheerman accuses the schools minister of overseeing the 'demoralisation' of the education sector across England