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School leaders tend to operate in connected 'communities' – leaving thousands of schools missing out on leadership expertise, research warns

Inclusive teaching for pupils with SEND should not just be an 'add-on' to training and development, warns union

The schools’ inspectorate should speak ‘truth to power’, former Ofsted chief inspector tells conference on the future of inspection in Scotland

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In response to the review's call for evidence, sector organisations recommend changes to assessments and the scrapping of performance measures

Local government ombudsman wants powers to investigate exclusions and how EHCPs are implemented in schools

Experienced teachers need to be given the 'time and capacity' to give more support to new entrants to the profession, says Scotland's teaching watchdog

Curriculum and assessment review submission sees union call for new literacy and numeracy assessments

The government wants more pupils with SEND to be supported in mainstream schools, but most teachers say their training did not equip them to meet these children's needs

Exam board also talks up high-stakes end-of-year exams as a way of assessing students efficiently and fairly

Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government's behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows

Best Practice Network – one of the current providers of the Early Career Framework – has not been awarded a new contract, ÌÇÐÄVlog understands

Independent schools could also 'struggle' with teacher pay as a result of the tax, sector leaders tell the Schools and Academies Show

The 2024 process and pay award announcement faced delays as a result of the general election in July

Primary school headteachers have been told to prioritise their own health and happiness – because they are ‘the most important resource’ in their schools

Pressures on schools highlighted after government data shows surge in suspensions and permanent exclusions

The DfE's new regional improvement offer will include the deployment of school resource management advisers

Tom Campbell of E-ACT highlights 'heartbreaking' decline in donations from local businesses and charities as schools face rising challenges

Researchers say state school students performed better in English, maths and science but private schools still perform better in creative arts subjects

Ofqual chief says we are likely to see the digitisation of exams happening 'incrementally' rather than in a 'big bang'

Watchdog director also says new inspection framework may focus more on 'statutory outcomes' and that defining inclusion is 'very tricky'

The multiplication tables check and phonics screening check are 'unnecessary', the NAHT tells the government's review of curriculum and assessment

Subject experts call on curriculum review to ensure science learning reflects students' interests in sustainability and climate change

Increase in challenging behaviour from children and parents is impacting teachers' mental health and wellbeing, charity warns