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Low school belonging linked to lower GCSE attainment

Girls, disadvantaged students and children with SEND report lower levels of school belonging, DfE study finds

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Most MATs looking at teaching staff cuts

Majority of trusts are considering reducing teacher numbers and teaching assistant hours in response to budget pressures, CST research shows

Schools gender pay gap is ‘grossly unfair’

Headteachers’ leaders urge DfE to carry out a detailed pay equality analysis, as report highlights persistent gender gaps

White Paper to set ‘clear expectations’ on parental engagement

Education secretary says parental engagement must be ‘front and centre’, in order to ‘resolve issues before they become complaints’

Welsh heads to get ‘protected leave’ during weekends and holidays

School leaders must be given 'uninterrupted rest', Wales' education secretary has told local authorities after years of campaigning by NAHT Cymru

What is the condition of Scotland’s school buildings?

The number of school buildings given the highest rating has dropped significantly in the past four years, but the Scottish government points to more positive data

SEND: ‘There will always be a legal right to additional support,’ says Gould

Education minister Georgia Gould tells packed debate that SEND reforms will be guided by the need for early intervention

Teachers across the world see student attention decreasing

Teachers and students also believe self-management skills are vital for the future, but are hard to teach and to learn, Cambridge International survey reveals

SEND crisis: ‘Full system overhaul’ needed, says report

Report calls on government to ensure better staffing, funding and oversight to make the SEND system work for pupils

Language hubs face £2.2m cut amid move to ‘targeted support’

Schools and teachers have found the support of language hubs ‘invaluable’, yet they are facing significant funding cuts

Revealed: The first wave of RISE support for ‘stuck’ schools

ÌÇÐÄVlog reveals the organisations chosen to support schools through the government's RISE programme – and the schools they are matched with

Barton: Ofsted inclusion plan ‘diluted’ without admissions focus

Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’

The hidden problem inside the attendance crisis

Internal truancy is a drain on teachers’ time and resources, harms pupils’ life chances – and could be about to get worse, a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation reveals

DfE warned against quick-fix cuts in SEND reforms

IFS warns that any reforms that would reduce pupils' rights to cut costs could risk a repeat of the backlash over welfare changes

KS2 Sats: disadvantage gap widens

DfE data also shows that girls still perform best overall – but boys are improving in maths more quickly

Globeducate expands in Canada with Montessori school buy

Deal for The Clover School comes during an intense acquisition spree by international groups in all corners of the world

DfE to absorb LocatED property firm

‘Seamless continuity’ promised by DfE’s in-house property company, in announcement that follows review of all arm’s-length government bodies

9 in 10 oppose Ofsted changes in heads’ union poll

Snap polls by NAHT and NEU show respondents strongly opposed to Ofsted’s report card inspections

Literacy, attendance and SEMH: ‘key barriers’ for disadvantaged pupils

Analysis of more than 1,200 pupil premium strategy statements identifies main challenges facing schools

Scottish behaviour guidance updated with advice on ‘consequences’

Opposition MSPs criticise slow and ‘incoherent’ response to worsening behaviour in Scottish schools

RISE teams’ remit extended to low-attaining schools

DfE confirms plans to intervene in more 'stuck schools', and will consult on how to define low attainment

International sector passes 15,000-school milestone

ISC Research report says demand in emerging markets such as Kenya, Romania and Kazakhstan is contributing to global growth

Teacher training providers welcome revised Ofsted framework

NASBTT ‘pleased’ that watchdog considered many of its members’ recommendations for updated inspection framework

Phillipson in running to be Labour’s deputy leader

Education secretary enters race after Angela Rayner’s resignation

‘Grave concerns’ for school leaders over ‘punitive’ Ofsted plans

Heads’ union to ask its executive and council if members should be urged to withdraw from work as Ofsted inspectors