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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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Private and state schools ‘must unite to transform Scottish education’

A joint event aimed at deepening the relationship between state and private has been announced by the Scottish Council of Independent Schools and School Leaders Scotland

3p rise in FSM funding will ‘stretch’ school budgets

Funding for infant free school meals will rise to just £2.61 next year

Scottish education ‘can’t thrive’ on short-term teacher contracts

Job instability is not just an issue for teachers in Scotland but ‘a community-wide concern’, warns campaign group in response to new research

Suspensions up 12% in spring term last year

Suspensions and permanent exclusions increased in the spring term last year, with the North East having the highest rates out of all the regions, DfE data shows

Secondary school job adverts fall by almost a third

Teacher recruitment activity slowed 'markedly' in the spring term, with schools' squeezed budgets a factor, warns new report

SQA awarding and accreditation functions ‘must be split’

In response to pressure from opposition MSPs, the education secretary says there is 'no simple solution' and looking for alternatives would 'delay education reform'

School support staff offered 3.2% pay rise

National employers' offer comes after the government warned that schools will have to make 'efficiencies' next year to cover pay rises for teachers and support staff

Cuts to Scottish student teacher targets expected

An excess of around 1,000 primary teachers has been trained since 2016-17, according to an official report

Matt Wrack confirmed as NASUWT general secretary

The former general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union will succeed Dr Patrick Roach

Report card grading ‘needs simplifying’, admits Ofsted

Ofsted outlines potential changes to its controversial school inspection plans

Ofsted report cards ‘unfit for purpose’, finds ‘alternative’ consultation

Ofsted's proposed changes to school inspection have been rejected by most of those who took part in a poll launched by two former inspectors

Centre for Teaching Excellence will be ‘shaped by teachers’

The centre is an opportunity for ‘step change’ in teacher professional learning, says its director, Professor Margery McMahon, in an exclusive interview

1 in 4 female teachers verbally abused several times a week

School staff concerns about misogyny and the influence of Andrew Tate laid bare in research that reveals how female teachers have been 'barked at' and intimidated by male students

Teachers punched, kicked and spat at by pupils

The vast majority of teachers believe the number of pupils exhibiting violent behaviour has increased, an NASUWT poll shows

Teachers ‘concerned’ about legal ruling on definition of a woman

Equality and Human Rights Commission is drawing up guidance applicable to schools, ÌÇÐÄVlog understands

NEU demands salary caps to rein in ‘scandalous’ CEO pay

Leader of the biggest teachers' union also warns it will make Labour pay a 'high political price' if there is no significant improvement in teacher pay

Scottish education reforms hit by ‘challenges’

The costs of reforming the SQA and Education Scotland are set to exceed funding, reveal the minutes of the group overseeing the changes

Most teachers have seen a drop in SEND support

Four in 10 teachers say the number of specialist support staff working with pupils with SEND in their school has fallen, NASUWT polling shows

Warning to schools after teachers win £15m in payouts

Union warns schools over their 'duty of care' to teachers after helping staff to win compensation for injuries and discrimination

Most teachers see pupils showing signs of hunger

The government must take action 'in the face of high and rising rates of child poverty', says the NEU in response to its own research

Teachers ‘won’t hesitate’ to take action over pension changes

NEU members vote to oppose any attempts to get staff to leave the Teachers' Pension Scheme and fight the biggest MAT's plan to allow staff to opt out

More school support staff not being paid for extra hours

The working conditions of support staff 'continue to deteriorate' due to the underfunding of schools, says NEU boss in response to new research

Teachers could strike from September

A formal ballot could be launched in June, says NEU general secretary – but he insists strike action is 'completely avoidable'

GEMS appoints Lord Hague to advisory role

Former UK foreign secretary will advise on the opening of the international schools group's new School of Research and Innovation