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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who will jointly lead a new government taskforce, says living in poverty leaves children 'not ready to learn'

In primary schools the post-pandemic focus on literacy, numeracy and wellbeing is identified as a concern, while in secondary ‘recruitment challenges’ are among the factors

The new Labour government has set out its plans for schools in a Children's Wellbeing Bill announced in the King's Speech at the state opening of Parliament

Sir Jon Coles defends plan for an alternative pension scheme as union calls for its members at United Learning to attend an urgent meeting

Alternative provision leaders call for more funding and action on unregulated provision in open letter to education secretary

Fewer than one in 10 think improving education standards should be the Scottish government’s top priority – with the economy, health and housing all deemed more important

Students should be taught a more diverse range of global texts and study things such as journalism, film, TV and computer games, according to a new report

Education secretary acknowledges urgency on teacher pay and says she wants to be ‘honest and upfront’ with schools sector

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has now come into force in Scotland – but experts warn pupils and families will still need support in exercising their rights

Helen Arya was previously national director of learning and development at the multi-academy trust

Labour urged to set out how it plans to tackle widening attainment gap

Exam board review has found that the balance of assessment at secondary is 'completely wrong', says former education secretary

Education secretary hosts more than 150 school and wider education sector guests at the DfE, after pledge to 'reset the relationship with the profession'

An independent review of Reading Council's actions after the death of the headteacher highlights the 'folly of a macho culture' of high-stakes accountability in schools

The government must 'urgently' come up with a plan to support small primary schools at risk of closure because of falling pupil rolls, say trust leaders

Six in 10 governors and trustees say that balancing their school budget is now their biggest challenge

Alternative Big Listen survey suggests the inspectorate has lost the confidence of the sector, with nine in 10 respondents saying it is not fit for purpose

One fifth of new teachers leave the state sector after two years, new government data shows

This week’s education news round-up focuses on Bridget Phillipson taking the helm at the DfE and how she will put her party's ambitious plans for education into action

Most trust finance chiefs say their organisations are vulnerable and eating into their reserves to cover costs

Former education recovery commissioner appointed as non-executive director at the Department for Education

Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the MAT sector body, says trusts should know their schools and heads, and not be reliant upon Ofsted to highlight problems

Former education secretary and schools minister appointed to the Conservatives' opposition front bench

The number of marks needed to pass maths has fallen following this year's 'deliberately tricky' paper