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Leaders warn government not to pile Neet work onto schools

As schools sector awaits imminent Milburn report on tackling the Neet crisis, an ASCL report accepts that schools can drive much of the work - but not alone

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Why are only 68% of Scottish pupils taking free school meals?

Pupils in the first five years of primary in Scotland are now entitled to free school meals, but new figures show that many are not benefiting

Heads’ union asks members whether to ballot for strike

'We have never felt the need to ask this question before,' says ASCL general secretary

Sats 2022: Disadvantage gap at KS2 is widest in 10 years

The DfE today published new data from this year's key stage 2 Sats results – here are six things we learned

Expert group to set out the skills MAT bosses need

DfE names 10 members of new advisory group launched to improve multi-academy trust leadership

Exam appeals soar as SQA strike action looms

Scottish school support staff have called off their strike action this month – but strikes are still scheduled to go ahead at Scotland’s exam body, says union

Liz Truss: The schools ‘crisis’ the PM needs to tackle

What should be in the new administration's in-tray for education? ÌÇÐÄVlog speaks to school leaders, policy experts and teaching union bosses

More than half of teachers ‘have given clothes or food to pupils’

Teaching union survey also shows six in 10 teachers saw an increase in pupils coming to school hungry

DfE puts £66m into literacy and numeracy ‘accelerator’

Accelerator Fund cash revealed as DfE confirms a £137m grant for the Education Endowment Foundation

Teacher pay: ballot on ‘insulting’ offer could lead to strikes

Strike action could be on the cards depending on the result of the ballot by the EIS, Scotland's largest teaching union

National teaching institute unveils ‘school-led’ research director

Calum Davey is appointed to help 'build a bridge between evidence and education practice'

‘Nursery premium’ proposed to help primary school starters

The disadvantage-related attainment gap emerges before children even start school, so action is needed early in their lives, say Scottish Liberal Democrats

Nearly 1 in 5 councils in bid to form ‘local-authority MATs’

The DfE had invited councils to register interest in a 'test and learn' pilot to help develop LA-run MATs

Covid inquiry will look at school closure impact

The Covid Inquiry will look at the impact of school closures "at some point" during the process, a spokesperson has said today

Nick Gibb takes up academy role

The former schools minister today rejoined the board at David Ross Education Trust

DfE warned over ‘rushed’ Oak quango plans

Plan for Oak National Academy to become a national curriculum resources provider will mean 'Whitehall decides' what is learned in schools and will 'strip teachers of 'autonomy', the government has been warned

Early years assessment predicts English and maths GCSE results, study finds

Researchers say the findings lay bare 'the unravelling tragedy' for the 100,000 pupils who leave school every year without basic skills

Views sought on disabled students’ transition to life after school

Survey will assess support available for disabled children and young people in Scotland as they move into adulthood

Fix attendance, mental health and regional gap as priority, de Souza warns DfE

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for the incoming education ministerial team's 'in-tray' as she launches report on families

Pupil premium demanded for armed forces children in Scotland

English schools receive a funding boost for every child from an armed forces family, and now there are calls for Scotland to follow suit

GCSEs: Ofqual set to fine exam board £1.2m over failures

Pearson is set to pay affected schools more than £300k in compensation

Call for more mental health training for teachers as pupil anxiety rises

Four out of five secondary school teachers see higher rates of anxiety and depression in students, survey finds

United Learning uses Oak brand to launch remote learning rival

'It is wrong for government to take over Oak resources,' says England's biggest MAT after pulling its content from online learning quango

DfE relaunches Oak with drastic subject cuts as United Learning quits

National academy to relaunch as government quango with major curriculum gaps including key stage 4 English, science and geography

Glasgow secondaries opening during strike ‘abhorrent’, says EIS

Support staff across Scotland are taking strike action next week, but the country's biggest local authority says secondary schools will remain open