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Western Isles Council accused of trying to 'slip out' major education changes without consulting school staff and families

The education secretary tells councils it is 'vital' to help newly arrived children integrate as quickly as possible

Controversial plan in Argyll and Bute would result in 'executive headteachers' being responsible for running up to eight schools

More pupils now require specialist support and some have found the return to school routines 'overwhelming', inspectors find

Earlier this month school staff absence peaked at 6,058, but by Tuesday it had fallen to 5,081

The programme pairs schools and MATs that have 'exemplary' behaviour practices with schools that want to improve behaviour

Inspectorate also has concerns over more than a third of schools that retained 'outstanding' grade last term

School leaders call for ‘scientific evidence’ supporting the plan to only ask pupils with Covid to isolate for three days

Extra cash for schools announced as contract with National Tutoring Programme provider Randstad axed

Non-academy primary schools more likely to retain “outstanding” grade than other types of schools, finds union analysis

Universal access to remote learning is only possible with 'substantial investment in digital infrastructure for schools', says heads' leader

Admin staff are being used to run lessons because of teacher absence, as schools wait for government guidance on 'living with Covid'

The Welsh government is aiming for all primary school pupils to receive free school meals by September 2024

Exclusive: Researchers dispute evidence behind Monday's Schools White Paper call for academy trusts to be 'on a trajectory' to running 10 schools or 7,500 pupils

But EIS is opposed and says ‘nonsensical’ removal of free lateral flow testing could be ‘devastating’ for students sitting exams

Vote result comes after members of Scotland’s biggest teaching union voted to accept the 2021-22 teacher pay deal

New Teacher Tapp data shows some teacher support for the 'Parent Pledge' but very few think it will actually raise standards

The drop comes as the 2021-22 Covid ‘uplift’ in Pupil Equity Funding is removed, meaning some schools will be over £90,000 worse off in 2022-23

Warning over DfE plan to 'make it easier' for funding aimed at disadvantaged pupils to be spent on improving literacy and numeracy

Schools will be asked to 'signpost' parents to walk-in centres for 5-11 jabs next month

Many schools and local authorities have contracts with Russian firm Gazprom

Large majority of voters back EIS stance on teacher pay offer, on a turnout of 45 per cent

Three-year deal worth around £1.5m has instead been awarded to professional services firm Premier Advisory Group

Exclusive: Children's minister Will Quince also tells ����Vlog that the DfE will intervene where local councils are failing children and young people with SEND