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The Northern Schools Trust chief education officer says he is excited to create 'world-class' opportunities for pupils and staff when he takes up the post

Male secondary heads earn more in every region of England, but the size of the gap is heavily dependent on geography, ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis reveals

High-stakes tests are piling pressure on to pupils and teachers and government policy risks entrenching an 'exam factory' culture, says teachers' union

Mainstream schools need more help and stronger incentives to provide autistic students with the support they need, says House of Lords special inquiry

In response to new AI-powered attendance targets for every school, leaders tell the DfE that there is no 'quick solution' to the pupil absence problem

If restrictions had been put in place sooner, then lockdown could have been shorter – or not necessary at all, Covid inquiry report also finds

Former schools minister also criticises the government for scrapping the EBacc performance measure, which he says will affect uptake of modern languages

With women making up the vast majority of the workforce, could better maternity leave pay help tackle the teacher retention crisis?

In response to the curriculum review, leaders in the specialist sector urge the DfE to focus more on what is taught in special schools and how best practice can be shared

Some 30 per cent of primary heads and 38 per cent of secondary leaders under 50 are leaving their posts within five years, analysis by the NAHT shows

Choosing between exam boards enables schools to reduce exam times to a degree 'not all that different' to that envisaged by the Francis review, says Sir Ian Bauckham

Permanent exclusions from school have also dropped and are now similar to pre-pandemic levels, DfE figures show

Mainstream and AP leaders question the government's focus on resourced provision and SEN units in its drive to create a more inclusive school system

Findings from the latest DfE behaviour survey also indicate that leaders, educators and pupils disagree about the extent to which their school is 'calm and orderly'

'Serious risk to health and safety' posed by workload, says Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association after surveying members

Four-day teacher working week, dedicated day for professional activities and minimum pupil learning hours proposed, but union expresses 'deep disappointment' at handling of announcement

Frank Maassen left in September, with Andreas Tolpeit taking over while the schools group seeks a new permanent CEO

Average attainment in the multiplication tables check has risen, and 37 per cent of pupils are now getting full marks

Science minister Lord Vallance says £4 million research programme aims to support faster intervention

Teachers cite pupils attending school without breakfast, sleeping on sofas and not having basic equipment as examples of where they needed to step in

Successive governments have failed to tackle entrenched inequalities in early years outcomes for boys from low-income backgrounds, IfG report warns

The Department for Education says it has boosted funding for free school breakfast clubs by 28 per cent, after leaders warned the money was falling far short

Government's headline rise to minimum per-pupil funding largely reflects grants being rolled into the NFF, leaving schools facing real-terms cuts, says Simon Oxenham

Teacher and leader wellbeing is 'built into every aspect' of the new approach to inspection, says chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver