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Six education plans in limbo post-election
The new government considers ‘next steps’ for controversial RSHE and gender questioning guidance
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Scottish classrooms ‘becoming like pressure cookers’
Target dates are needed on key government promises around temporary teacher contracts, non-contact time, education reform and free breakfasts, says Labour
Schools at forefront of landmark NI strike action
Failure of teacher pay in Northern Ireland to keep pace with rest of UK has brought 'crisis' to the profession, say school leaders
40% persistently absent in some Welsh secondaries
An Estyn report on the secondary school attendance crisis in Wales says the level of variation between schools is a 'notable concern'
Boost grades at RAAC-hit schools by up to 10%, experts urge
Academics say a plan is needed for students who have faced the worst disruption owing to crumbling concrete in their school buildings
Cutting class-contact time ‘missing piece of jigsaw’, says Gilruth
More ‘time for teachers’ is key to tackling behaviour and poor attendance, says education secretary – but it won’t be delivered this year
Trusts alarmed at Keegan’s ‘change of tone’ on academies
Confederation of School Trusts seeks 'urgent clarification' over education secretary Gillian Keegan's comments about academisation
DfE’s new South West regional director named
Lucy Livings, deputy director of the South West's regions group, is set to replace Hannah Woodhouse
Under-threat NTP ‘boosted 400,000 grades’
It would be a 'national travesty' not to renew funding for the national tutoring scheme, a social mobility expert warns
School leaders demand ungraded inspections
Watchdog should put graded inspections on hold until it implements reforms and should also drop single-word judgements, an NAHT survey finds
Keegan admits SEND system isn’t working well ‘for anybody’
During a start-of-term live event, the education secretary says 'it will take some time to make sure that we have the provision in place'
30,000 top maths pupils ‘disappear’ at secondary school
Half of primary schools' top-attaining maths pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds fail to get a grade 7 or higher in the subject at GCSE, research warns
Ofsted: Staff wellbeing continues to be top of mind
Comments demonstrate 'upside-down thinking' and show Ofsted is 'out of touch' with the profession, biggest teaching union claims
DfE ‘reinserts’ list of tasks teachers should not do
List aimed at cutting teacher workload includes 'investigating a pupil's absence' and 'producing and collating analyses of attendance figures'
EMAs - are Scottish school students missing out?
Scotland’s education secretary has urged schools and councils to be flexible when considering education maintenance allowance applications as official figures show uptake is falling
DfE to scrap performance-related pay
The government has said it will conduct a 'rapid review' to clear the way for a replacement from 1 September