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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