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Teachers in Scotland ‘overwhelmingly’ preferred the return to external exams in 2022 – but students ‘marginally’ preferred the 2021 approach, finds new research

Labour shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says it is 'extraordinary' that the government is yet to publish the School Teachers’ Review Body recommendations

The National SEND and Alternative Provision Implementation Board is being co-chaired by children's minister Claire Coutinho

The leaders of four main education unions have written to members across the country, warning they are 'now in a battle for the very future of education'

School leaders feel compelled to use escalating punitive measures to manage students' behaviour, even though they recognise that these fail some pupils, says report

Salary rises alone will not stem the flow of teachers leaving the profession, warns Commission on Teacher Retention

Leader of the NAHT school leaders' union tells members that it is 'actively exploring' how it can work in conjunction with other groups to bring a legal action against Ofsted

Teaching union tells prime minister Rishi Sunak his intervention 'is now essential'

Technology is becoming increasingly prominent in Scottish classrooms – but how can schools ensure they make the most of it?

Scotland's biggest teaching union will hear concerns over schools' use of social media as a communication tool and the impact this has on teachers

The number of pupils who enjoy writing in their spare time has dropped by a quarter, National Literacy Trust research warns

There has been a big push in Scotland in recent years to encourage children to walk or cycle to school – but is it working?

Students in deprived areas were almost twice as likely to report falling behind in their education due to pandemic disruption, new research shows

Ballot of 8,000 council staff working in schools and nurseries will run until the end of July, with any industrial action supported taking place in the new school year

Closure follows Covid impact and decline in demand for boarding, while independent schools' financial difficulties were highlighted in a ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland investigation this week

The Standards and ÌÇÐÄVlogting Agency tells schools minister that the Sats reading paper was in line with previous years, responding to reports that some pupils were left in tears

Leaders warn that last month's teacher hiring window ahead of new school year caused 'major anxiety' amid shortages of staff

Amendment ensures land for newly built academy schools would continue to be held in charitable trust

This week’s education round-up includes the threat of coordinated strike action by teachers and heads, demands for an inquiry into this year's Sats reading paper and an RSE review

The number of teachers opting out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, because they cannot afford to continue contributing, has risen by more than two-thirds over the last year

The total number of GCSE entries rose to more than 5.5 million, with modern foreign languages becoming more popular

Children's commissioner calls for a national campaign to fix attendance as latest data shows more than a fifth of pupils were persistently absent so far this academic year

The main aim of the £1 billion a year investment is to improve outcomes for children but auditors say that will be hard to measure given the impact of Covid-19

Only 14 per cent of secondary school teachers have had more than half a day’s autism training, survey finds