Services such as social work, libraries and youth work will suffer if the Scottish government pushes ahead with plans to ring-fence £145.5m for school staff, say councils

The government turns down recommendations for 11-16 changes made by a House of Lords committee

Teachers need better guidance on dealing with violence in school, as well as confidence that incidents of concerning behaviour will be addressed properly, says Pam Duncan-Glancy

Charles Clarke will chair a review of secondary education for OCR, which will publish policy proposals in the summer

Guidance says school behaviour policies should make it clear that pupils can be searched for mobile phones and similar devices

Teacher workload is highlighted as a major concern during a teaching union event at the Scottish Labour conference

Half of school business professionals warn their school is set to run out of money within three years

Plan to make film and screen education available to every pupil in every school 'could make Scottish kids among the most cineliterate in the world'

Supply spend is rising across the schools system, with leaders citing the growing support needs of pupils, teacher shortages and higher supply prices as cost drivers

Ministers tell inspectorate and exams watchdog to assess the risks that the abuse of artificial intelligence poses to their sector

This week’s essential education news includes the launch of a five-year research project to identify best teaching practice and women in schools being denied flexible working

Schools and colleges that do not meet minimum teaching hours for maths and English GCSE resit students will face funding cuts

But education secretary says Scottish councils will face stricter teacher targets next year and threatens to enshrine in law the hours that pupils spend in class

Lengthen the school day to help disadvantaged pupils, says report – but leaders warn that this would require significant extra funding

Uniforms can lead to 'greater gender inequalities' in physical activity among primary school-aged children, finds University of Cambridge study