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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