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United Learning CEO Sir Jon Coles says schools have become focal point for providing community assistance meaning its hubs are now a ‘necessity’

Threatening parents with fines is ‘not working for many families and not reducing severe absence rates’, former children’s commissioner warns

Tes examines the outlook for the academies sector in the North East of England, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends

Unison and GMB accept £1,290 support staff pay offer but concerns have been raised about school business leaders and the impact on special schools

Future ‘seems untenable’ for charity that has offered enterprise education to schools for decades, after loss of Scottish government funding

The government has no solution to a financial crisis that could lead to more than 4 in 10 councils effectively declaring bankruptcy, states National Audit Office

The ‘wastage rate’ following Scotland’s one-year probationer scheme is highest for new primary teachers, national figures show

‘Counterintuitive finding’ means schools may get better grade predictions if they look at test results in different subjects, says researcher

Baroness Jacqui Smith was responding to questions in the House of Lords

International education expert Lucy Crehan to lead Northern Ireland’s review of curriculum design and delivery

DfE announces organisations tasked with running Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses for prospective teachers

And five more schools have been added to the School Rebuilding Programme