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These are the main changes to GCSE computer science set out by the Department for Education in plans published today

The government is cutting funding for the National Parent Forum of Scotland, despite a recent review highlighting the 'critical role' of the forum

'Digital distractions' a major reason why a third of pupils in each class need extra support with reading, according to a teacher survey

Ofsted review also finds less than half of teachers and leaders are happy with their development training

Concerns were raised over a 'deliberately tricky' maths paper, but the reading test was not as difficult as last year's controversial exam, primary heads report

This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping its curriculum unit project and news that managed moves have ‘more than doubled’

Figures analysed for ÌÇÐÄVlog show the 'difficult choices' facing trusts and schools owing to 'government underfunding'

Teacher Tapp survey results show government crackdown on short weeks was an 'unnecessary distraction', say headteachers' leaders

Insiders say watchdog's expert subject leads are now focused mainly on routine school inspection and that Ofsted's big curriculum unit project has 'gone'

The proportion of pupils at independent schools has fallen slightly, the Independent Schools Council report shows

A Commons Education Select Committee report into teacher shortages also calls on government to monitor the amount of flexible working schools offer

A prominent SNP MSP thinks the fast-track teacher-training programme is a ‘potential solution’ to Scotland’s teacher recruitment and retention problems

'Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,' say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland

However, most teachers say they feel safe in school, according to a survey for the Youth Endowment Fund

Government should also set goal to reduce curriculum content by 10% across all key stages, according to think tank

Schools told not to teach pupils any form of sex education until Year 5 and prevented from teaching the 'concept of gender identity' to all students

The Scottish government has come under fire over its ‘abject failure’ to prioritise education – and was today told ‘fewer teachers will take us backwards’

Government announcement includes 47 building projects set to receive grants for work to reduce school energy bills and carbon emissions

Placements for student teachers in additional support needs bases and special schools are among the changes proposed by the Scottish Parliament's education committee

Pupils involved are more likely to be disadvantaged and less likely to achieve grade 4 in GCSE English and maths, analysis finds

Scheme currently covers less than two-fifths of primary pupils, figures reveal

The Competition and Markets Authority has received complaints suggesting the firm is making it difficult for schools to switch management information software providers

As Falkirk Council proposes reducing learning hours in its schools, the Scottish government warns councils that it will mandate minimum teaching time for pupils if necessary

School system minister Baroness Barran sets out how attendance can be improved among pupils missing between 5 and 15 per cent of lessons