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Schools minister Nick Gibb pledged to look at this year’s KS2 Sats reading paper when it was published – but has so far declined to comment

The results of Scotland's 'national discussion' about the future of education were published and debated at Holyrood this afternoon

Decades worth of 'progressive' spending policies aimed at schools in disadvantaged areas are gradually being eroded, new report finds

Panel appointed following concerns that children are 'being taught concepts they are too young to understand'

More than £45,000 has now been raised to mount a judicial review against the way schools are inspected

New guidance on parental engagement in Scotland includes questions schools should ask themselves about how they involve pupils' families

Government says the dangers of vaping should be raised in health education lessons, and that police school liaison officers will work to keep vapes out of schools

From compulsory redundancies to reductions in promoted posts, mounting cost pressures are making Scottish independent school staff feel increasingly vulnerable

The first national ballot on industrial action in the union's 150-year history will run from 19 June to 31 July

‘Toughest ever’ DfE funding round saw two-thirds of bids for share of £465 million fund to tackle the most urgent school repair work rejected

Education secretary Gillian Keegan says she is serious about improving Ofsted inspection following a meeting with Julia Waters this week

Over a third of exam students during Covid felt teachers were biased against certain groups in the awarding of teacher-assessed grades, a major study shows

Strike ballot announced over 'real-terms pay cut', with the Association of Educational Psychologists also warning that services are overstretched

This week’s essential education news includes reaction to the STRB's recommended teacher pay rise, a call for Ofsted to publicly acknowledge its 'duty of care' to teachers and one exam board's apology for a mistake in a GCSE paper

The final report of Professor Louise Hayward's qualifications review will be with the education secretary next week – and she is clear the changes cannot be done on the cheap

Heads' and teachers' unions call on DfE to publish pay review body award and detail whether it will be accepted and funded from September

Children's commissioner urges the government to ensure that children in care are attending 'good' or 'outstanding' schools every day

Schools working more closely with health, care and social services to address pupils' mental health and wellbeing needs can help to reduce suspensions and exclusions, says report

Experts say eligibility criteria for free school meals needs ‘urgent review’ as students are going hungry

Oak National's decision to make all content free under government licence – and reverse earlier decision to restrict content to UK-only users – 'rides roughshod' over teacher and publisher views, says BESA

Rising concerns over behaviour in Scottish schools led to a debate in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon

ASCL, NAHT, NEU, NGA and Unison will lobby Parliament on Tuesday 20 June to protest the 'unprecedented crisis' facing schools

The Education Scotland interim chief executive says she wants ‘two outstanding organisations’ to emerge from Education Scotland reform

Minister commits to publishing data on the condition of all school buildings after Labour urges the government to be upfront with parents about the risks of collapse