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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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Teachers have their say on restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools

Should schools have to report the use of restraint and seclusion? This is one question MSPs are asking as they seek teachers views' on proposed new legislation

Warning over ‘harrowing’ school cuts in Spending Review

The government faces four big decisions on education funding in next month's Spending Review, according to experts

EIS: Scottish teacher pay offer must be above inflation

Biggest teachers' union urges the Scottish government and councils to put a 'fair and acceptable' offer on the table

DfE pledges £3.4m to continue speech and language intervention

Funding for Early Language Support for Every Child has been extended as part of government work testing SEND reforms

Revealed: The ‘fundamental unfairness’ of exam marking reviews

ÌÇÐÄVlog findings expose the ‘disincentives' for deprived schools in pursuing reviews of GCSE and A-level exam marks, sparking calls for changes to the system

Warning over ‘excess of caution’ in introducing digital exams

Concerns raised about the wait for on-screen assessment after AQA chief tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that digital exams in a major subject are not expected until 2035 at earliest

Ofsted report card inspections ‘too short for reliable judgement’

School leaders involved in trials of Ofsted's planned new inspection system warn about the volume of work to be done in one and a half days

Scotland’s ‘fitness to teach’ process falls short in protecting public

Damning report into GTCS process for investigating teachers calls for ‘more effective public protection powers’

Teachers to get 4% pay rise

The DfE has accepted the pay review body's recommendation of 4% and announced it will provide £615m in additional funding to schools

How trusts are tackling the ‘toughest budget round in a generation’

As leaders finalise budgets for next year, many are 'immersed in restructures', 'stripping out' resources and drawing from reserves, they tell ÌÇÐÄVlog

Deliver Scottish Diploma of Achievement, says commissioner

In an exclusive interview with ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland, children's commissioner Nicola Killean also recommends a reduction in homework and the introduction of supervision for school staff

Teachers at Outwood Grange to strike over longer school day

A letter to parents from the trust says both NEU and NASUWT union members will strike next month over plan to extend the school day to meet minimum expectation

Ofsted is rewriting its report card inspection toolkits

ÌÇÐÄVlog understands the inspectorate is carrying out a 'substantial' rewrite of inspection toolkits it will use to grade schools in new inspections

Julian Drinkall steps down from GLF with ‘immediate effect’

The chief of the 43-school trust has left his post by 'mutual agreement' with GLF

DfE criticism of new special schools ‘appalling’, say leaders

Special-school leaders warn they are facing a 'crisis', with demand for places far outstripping supply, in response to government submission to SEND inquiry

GEMS sets out major AI push across teacher training and curricula

International schools group to introduce subject-specific 'AI agents' in classrooms, to help with instruction, assessment and lesson planning

DfE bosses grilled on 6,500 new teachers pledge

Permanent secretary says there is no 'baseline' yet to measure progress towards the recruitment target – but details will be set out after the spending review

Private school pupils fall but bursaries increase

With the independent sector hit by Labour's introduction of VAT on fees, bursary funding is at a record high, according to ISC research

School engagement plummets in Year 7, research finds

Separate studies warn that students' enjoyment of lessons drops, and stress levels rise, after moving to secondary school

Two trusts propose merger to create 25-school MAT

If the plan is approved, the Compass Partnership of Schools and Eko Trust could merge early next year

Third of school staff say safeguarding training ‘inadequate’

ÌÇÐÄVlog Safeguarding Report 2025 reveals that school staff see the monitoring of online behaviour outside of school as the biggest challenge

Breakfast club schools dilute juice and avoid fruit as funds fall short

Many schools involved in the pilot scheme for free breakfast clubs are worried about not having enough funding to support pupils with SEND, a ÌÇÐÄVlog survey reveals

Tom Bennett to apply to be DfE’s new behaviour ambassador

The former government behaviour adviser and lead of the behaviour hubs programme is set to reapply for the renamed behaviour hub 'ambassador' position

Government told to ‘trust the profession’ on teacher training

Experts have their say on the government's approach to initial teacher training, CPD and the Early Career Framework at the Schools and Academies Show