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DfE sets out £800m SEND teacher development contracts

The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year

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Campaign targets sharing of violence on social media

New resources for schools will encourage Scottish students to switch off and disengage when footage of fights and violence is shared on social media

Education and Skills Funding Agency to be scrapped

School leaders warn that 'shifting the deckchairs' will not solve the problem of school funding being 'totally inadequate'

Labour’s early years review findings revealed

Unpublished review by Sir David Bell, commissioned by Labour while in opposition, calls for more funding to deliver the party's school-based nursery plan

Can a nine-day fortnight help solve the teacher retention crisis?

The EEF launches three new research projects to 'find solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis'

What do we know about the state of Scotland’s school buildings?

In 2007, under two-thirds of schools were in a 'good' or 'satisfactory' condition – this year that figure is 92%, although the number receiving the government’s top rating peaked in 2021

Chances for progression ‘stacked against’ non-white teachers

Evelyn Forde does not believe the government is aware of the 'systemic racism' in the teaching profession

Pressure mounting for leadership change at national qualifications body

School leaders, councils and students all say the education reform process will be undermined if SQA staff transfer ‘wholesale’ to Scotland's new qualifications body

Welsh teachers to receive 5.5% pay rise in 2024-25

The Welsh government says it is matching the teacher pay award in England because of the ‘no detriment principle’

KS2 Sats 2024: disadvantage gap still bigger than before Covid

The latest statistics on this year’s Year 6 tests also reveal improved attainment for pupils with SEND

UK spends less on early education than most OECD nations

The OECD's latest Education at a Glance study, launched in London today, also highlights the stark differences in attainment between regions in England

Who is running for Commons Education Select Committee chair?

Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. ÌÇÐÄVlog takes a look at who is in the running

Ministers ‘need clear strategy for teacher mental health’

The teacher wellbeing charity Education Support identified a record number of callers to its helpline as being at risk of suicide in the past quarter

Take action over MAT teacher pension move, DfE urged

Union demands government intervention in response to the biggest multi-academy trust's plan to introduce an alternative teacher pension scheme

Pupil behaviour will get worse, teachers warn

Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also says school leaders 'must not be intimidated by unsupportive and sometimes aggressive parents'

‘Serious dangers’ in assuming schools are back to normal post-Covid

Schools will face challenges from the pandemic for years to come, warns Tim Oates in a new report

Give new inspectorate power to scrap grading, say Scottish heads

Scottish schools do not receive overall ratings post-inspection – but they are graded on key aspects of their work and now secondary heads are calling for that to end

Higher absence ‘will remain until Covid generation leaves school’

The 'shock' caused by restrictions introduced during the pandemic in 2020 could take 'seven years to erode', researchers warn

Dukes Education expands into Romania

Verita International School in Bucharest – which was founded in 1982 and has a roll of more than 600 students – has joined the schools group

Ofsted Academy chief: School inspections will always be ‘high stakes’

Matthew Purves tells ÌÇÐÄVlog how he will ensure lessons learned about quality and consistency of inspectors' conduct will feed into Ofsted Academy, to help the watchdog 'reset' its relationship with schools

Absence during school transition ‘is especially harmful’

New research warns against focusing only on chronic or persistent pupil absence, saying that moderate absences ‘accumulate over time and significantly impact achievement’

Scottish free meals pledge ditched for upper primary pupils

Pupils in the first five years of primary in Scotland receive free meals but the government has confirmed that the policy will not be delivered in P6-7

Most schools worried about internal truancy

Analysis shows rise in suspensions and exclusions compared with the same time in the previous year

Exams to be removed from some practical subjects in next school year

Scottish programme for government states that the exams will no longer feature in 2025-26, as part of national qualifications reform

Heads warn against Ofsted creating new framework ‘behind closed doors’

NAHT's assistant general secretary also cautions against attempting to bolt Labour's report card plan on to existing inspection system