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New figures show lowest school attendance rate in Scotland since current form of records began in 2003-04

The Scottish government has pledged to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026 but official figures have dropped for the second year in a row

The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth

Ministers should scrap the EBacc and reduce student assessment, according to cross-party Lords committee

Schools will need more funding for teacher pay as average UK salaries are set to rise by more than previously forecast, expert warns

ASCL and NAHT say a pause would allow 'meaningful action to be taken' following the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry

The multi-academy trust's deputy chief executive is taking over from Sir Martyn Oliver, who leaves to become Ofsted chief inspector

Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be 'more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes', finds report

Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis

Climate change and sustainability education is too often superficial, fragmented and focused on science and geography, finds report

Education secretary has predicted a ‘radical shift in Scottish education’ – but reform report author insists there is nothing revolutionary about its proposals

Julia Waters said the response from the inspectorate to the inquest outcome was 'woefully inadequate'

Planned legislation on staff holiday pay will save schools money but some will still be vulnerable to legal claims, lawyers warn

Ofsted chief reacts to a coroner's conclusion that an Ofsted inspection 'likely contributed' to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Scotland’s Pisa results were ‘not good enough’, Humza Yousaf said today – but he cautioned against dismissing ‘the entirety of Scottish education’ based on them

The NEU teachers' union calls on education secretary Gillian Keegan to urgently issue a remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body

Pupils in Northern Ireland should be entitled to the same level of investment as those in England, Scotland or Wales, say seven key NI education leaders

This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees

The inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry's death concluded that Ofsted 'likely contributed' to her taking her own life

The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was 'desperate' to keep schools open in January 2021 but 'it wasn't a runner'

There are 'outstanding questions' about whether schools have resources to meet demand for mental health and SEND services, says Robin Walker

Senior coroner says Ms Perry's 'mental health deterioration and death was likely contributed to by the Ofsted inspection' at the conclusion of inquest

The headteacher took her own life after Ofsted downgraded her primary school from its highest rating to its lowest, inquest finds

Government data shows the teacher recruitment crisis has 'plumbed new depths', heads' leaders warn