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Most school leaders looking to cut back on teaching assistants and teachers in the face of ‘eye-watering’ bills, finds survey

Covid catch-up work at risk as 81 per cent of heads say the funding squeeze in schools is the 'worst in living memory'

Teaching union relaunches 'School Cuts' website, which has drawn criticism in the past for its projections

Vulnerable children are 'languishing' in alternative provision for years while waiting for a special school place, warns Ofsted

Exclusive: Publishers Association considers seeking a judicial review, saying Oak National Academy plans will 'cause irreparable damage to the education sector'

ESFA report says 366 school visits resulted in savings of £292m being identified in the past academic year

Figures show more than 12,000 pupils accessed school counselling services in Scotland over six months, with over 400 seeking help because they were suicidal or having suicidal thoughts

Under half of schools used the government's online learning platform during the 2021-22 academic year, analysis shows

Information commissioner reprimands DfE over 'prolonged misuse' of up to 28 million children's learning records – but withholds £10m fine

MSPs want to know if the near doubling of free nursery hours in Scotland is possible amid an exodus of private-sector staff to council nurseries

The promise of a tablet, laptop or other device for every pupil in Scotland has been hit by a £10 million cut this year

With teachers and school leaders being balloted on strikes over pay, what form could this industrial action take? What might it achieve? And how can heads prepare?

Leaders fear that squeezed budgets could lead to staff cuts that impact on the safety of pupils or employees

Former children's commissioner Anne Longfield also calls for free school meals to be extended and for inclusion to be measured by Ofsted

Dance remains 'unexplored' in Scottish primary schools, research shows – despite its myriad benefits

But most Scottish exam appeals are unsuccessful and result in no change in grade

Primary school leaders welcome the education secretary's acknowledgement of concerns over reducing teachers' class-contact time

New analysis also finds pass rate at Higher and National 5 would have been lower in 2022 – had it been based on teacher estimated grades

Pay offer negotiated by unions equates to a 10.5 per cent increase for the lowest-paid school support staff

Quality of leadership is key to staff satisfaction, according to a new study, which also found a link between staff and pupil wellbeing

Fears for the recruitment of future school leaders as new figures show a drop in the proportion of deputy and assistant heads wanting to become headteachers

Academies sector leader Leora Cruddas tells the Westminster Education Forum that action is needed to address 'fragility' in the school system on funding and teacher supply

Analysis shows even faculty heads say moving away from discrete subject departments ‘simply saves money and has no other benefits to schools’

But Sir Jon Coles, CEO of United Learning, says local authorities should not have a role running multi-academy trusts