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But new data suggests watchdog is increasingly willing to defer school inspections

New teacher pay offer in Scotland reveals lack of understanding of teacher workload, say unions

Covid contacts as young as 5 will be expected to take a week of lateral flow tests in new national approach

School leaders say lateral flow test plan for children as young as five feels 'rushed'

Teaching union calls for staggered school start in January amid fears new Covid variant will cause 'chaos' in schools

Survey finds 15% of Scottish primary teachers say music is ‘non-existent’ or ‘practically non-existent’ in their schools

Ofsted's new inspection data shows nearly half of top schools downgraded, but says that schools fared better this term than pre-pandemic under curriculum-focused framework

Survey results come after union calls for early school closures before Christmas

£35.7m unveiled for ITT changes now due in September 2024 but sector says fears over reaccreditation process "ignored"

UCET has written to the schools minister to call for an urgent reprieve on first round of ITT reaccreditations amid Omicron rise

A national education body has proposed sabbaticals as a way to improve teachers' skills and drive innovation

Commissioner highlights ‘the unjustifiable narrowness’ of appeal grounds in 2021 – particularly when it came to discrimination

Pupils off sick at highest rate since September 2020, as Covid cases shown to be greatest among school students

ÌÇÐÄVlog presents a round-up of key news and features to keep you up to date with the latest in the world of education

First minister will 'bust a gut' to prevent school closures, even as Scotland faces a 'tsunami' of infections

The number of teachers and pupils not in Scottish schools because of the pandemic hit its highest level since the start of term this week

New group tasked with 'supercharging' efforts to improve school attendance will not look at Covid-related absence

The Scottish government delivered its Budget today – here’s what schools and teachers need to know

Interim chair Ian Bauckham will take up a permanent post in the new year

NEU and NASUWT unions make joint call to put school Ofsted inspection on hold until February half term

Almost half of disadvantaged pupils in Years 10 and 11 missed more than 10 per cent of sessions

DfE tells schools that in-person learning should continue despite national work from home guidance

Ofqual reference test data shows a "widening of ability range" after pandemic disruption

First minister responds to concerns over pupils' data and 'explicit' questions in sex and relationships survey