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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