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Government to consult on minimum safety levels in education in the event of strikes, if voluntary deals cannot be struck with unions

Just one in five newly qualified primary teachers are in a permanent job after probation, while only half of new secondary staff are hired

Labour leader says government is 'all over the show' in response to reports that the prime minister is prioritising anti-strike laws

Union and policy leaders criticise prime minister Rishi Sunak after he set out his priorities for the new year – but didn't include education

Maths learning needs a complete shake-up to boost teacher recruitment and achieve better numeracy levels, school policy experts warn prime minister ahead of 'maths to 18' plan announcement

Professor John McKendrick says Scotland needs to ‘upscale’ its efforts to widen access to higher education

Families feel more clued up about and involved in their children's primary schools than secondaries, official statistics in Scotland show

Teacher numbers have been rising in Scotland since 2016 but there was an ‘unacceptable’ decrease last year, according to the EIS union

Rishi Sunak to unveil new ambition to improve numeracy in first 2023 speech tomorrow

Flu and Covid cases are expected to rise, while 'high numbers' of scarlet fever infections are being reported, says health chief

There are 'large financial pressures on instrumental music services' and operational costs are rising, report shows

Concerns focus on number of pupils with additional support needs achieving expected levels in literacy and numeracy

Teachers also advised to keep close eye on their pay packets after concerns raised about excessive deductions following strike action

Ofqual chair Ian Bauckham and former school and college trust boss Sally Dicketts are among leading honours recipients

ASCL general secretary Geoff Barton said it was 'deeply worrying' that so many pupils currently miss out

New analysis from the Liberal Democrats suggests 234,500 pupils entitled to FSM in England are not registered for them

Biggest award made to victim of assault by pupil, who suffered a brain bleed and was absent from work for nine months

Full rollout of free school meals to all primary pupils now looks like it will happen, at best, two years after original target date

Dozens of schools told just before Christmas they will face an NTP funding audit in the new year

Report from Reform Scotland also recommends allowing individual donors more involvement in schools

Presents, airbeds and hampers – a ÌÇÐÄVlog survey reveals the extra efforts schools have been forced to make to stop pupils and staff falling through the costs-crisis net this Christmas

High Court judge rules against campaigners who challenged the teaching of relationships and sexuality education in primary schools

New data shows absence was as high two weeks ago as it was at a similar point during high Covid rates last year

Education secretary says the extra funding announced last month has gone a 'long way to easing a lot of the pressures' on schools