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DfE sets out £800m SEND teacher development contracts
The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year
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‘National disgrace’ so many pupils are ‘written off’, says Phillipson
The government's schools White Paper will address the 'generational challenge' of the attainment gap between white, working-class children and their peers, says the education secretary
School attendance improves but ‘still a long way to go’
Official figures show a year-on-year rise in pupil attendance, but severe absence remains on an 'alarmingly upward trajectory', warns the Centre for Social Justice
‘Inappropriate’ to judge schools against two frameworks, Ofsted told
Watchdog confirms it will use the new inspection framework in monitoring visits to assess schools that it has told to improve under the current framework
Which SQA courses are most likely to deliver A grades?
SQA results day data for 2025 reveals big subject-by-subject disparities in the proportion of students who get an A grade at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher
SEND trust plans to merge with Reach South
Transforming Futures Multi Academy Trust has opted to join Reach South Academy Trust next year, subject to approval
SQA grade boundaries: pass marks by subject and qualification
What percentage mark did students need to pass National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher with a grade C in each subject? ÌÇÐÄVlog explores this year's grade boundaries
SQA exams: requests for special arrangements hit nearly 120,000
The most common requests were for extra time and separate accommodation to sit exams – but headteachers warn a crisis is looming, with schools running out of space
SQA exam results for 2025 show ‘Covid recovery’
Pass rates are up slightly at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher – with the overall attainment gap also narrowing
Regional board highlights: May 2025
Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in May 2025 across the country
Is it getting too hot for summer exams?
With extreme weather officially the new norm, ÌÇÐÄVlog explores calls to move GCSEs and A levels to a cooler time of year
More new teachers quitting in Scotland
Since 2018 more than 1,500 teachers have stopped working in Scottish schools within five years of entering the classroom
SQA to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to appointees
Over 19,500 SQA appointees – including exam markers and invigilators – will receive an additional payment for holiday pay after a tribunal ruled they have ‘worker' status
New NASUWT boss: ‘I’m shocked at what teachers put up with’
Speaking to ÌÇÐÄVlog after his election win, former Fire Brigades Union leader Matt Wrack reveals the issues he will make a priority, from teacher workload to poor behaviour and Ofsted's planned inspection changes
Summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in admissions
Campaigners and parents call for greater consistency for families who do not want their child to start primary school almost a year younger than some of their classmates
SEND firm profits of £100m spark call for action
Liberal Democrats urge government to cap the 'exorbitant' profits of private companies providing SEND education
7 key findings from the DfE’s latest teacher training data
The DfE has released data for the 2023-24 initial teacher training performance profiles
Exam board to be fined £350K for breaches
Ofqual is set to fine WJEC – which operates under the Eduqas brand in England – for two rule breaches, including handing more than 1,500 students incorrect GCSE grades
Bring back teacher relocation pay to boost languages, DfE told
Reinstating payments for languages teachers who move here from overseas would help to halt a 'catastrophic' decline in pupils studying languages, says report
Geoff Barton to lead inclusion task force
Former heads' leader tells ÌÇÐÄVlog the group will look at how funding for SEND is used, the role of special schools and the accountability system
£1K payments for new early years staff in shortage areas
Government announces welcome payments to boost recruitment alongside a campaign to attract more men into the early years workforce
Slight rise in Scots from deprived areas starting full-time degrees
New data also shows a steady rise in Scottish care-experienced students undertaking their first full-time degree
Teacher recruitment ‘back to pre-pandemic levels’
Analysis of the latest data shows an improving picture for ITT recruitment, according to NFER workforce lead Jack Worth
Address sexist views of ‘sizeable minority’ of Scottish boys, say researchers
A third of boys agree that a girl wearing revealing clothing is ‘asking for trouble’, finds survey involving thousands of Scottish secondary students
DfE leaked personal data of up to 84,500 people
School leaders' union calls for full transparency over the people affected