Robin Walker hits out at the current system after government refused Commons Education Select Committee calls for decision-makers to produce an annual report for Parliament

In an exclusive interview with Tes, Ofsted's national director of education says that looking at the best way to grade schools' performance is 'the right debate to have'

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak will say the job of school leaders has been made harder by the government at a union conference

This week’s education news round-up includes Sir Martyn Oliver's pledge to 'change the way' Ofsted inspects and a challenge to the watchdog from former inspectors

Academies' leaders and experts debate the future of the sector, including a stronger role in helping to 'resolve' wider social issues impacting pupils

Some of the planned reforms were going down 'like cold sick', says Amanda Allard, director of the Council for Disabled Children

Chief inspector says he is 'really concerned' about 'schools that no one wants'

In response to the prime minister's plan for a new Advanced British Standard qualification, exams regulator warns private schools would likely continue to run A levels

Fewer than 1% of Scottish pupils are taught Gaelic and 95% of primaries offer no Gaelic learning, MSPs are told

But Scottish deans of education say the loss of funding could be worse, with a ‘reduced clawback’ recognising universities' efforts to hit recruitment targets

Former senior inspectors launch their own consultation on Ofsted, amid concerns that the watchdog is failing to ask important questions

Move to lift faith cap 'unnecessary' and 'potentially retrograde', heads' union warns

Only 1 per cent of school leaders say they get enough funding to meet all their pupils' needs, according to an NAHT poll revealing schools' reliance on additional money

Violence between girls is ‘increasing in frequency and severity’, according to new Scottish research that explores how to address it

Settings should also appoint a 'security lead', according to government guidance on how to respond to terrorism