Nearly 400,000 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised absence in 2022-23 – above levels seen before the Covid pandemic

Teachers 'should be trusted' on literacy and numeracy attainment – just as they are trusted to set and mark exams, says education secretary

Drop in government subsidy for the National Tutoring Programme saw the number of schools taking part drop to just over a third

Heads’ leader calls plan to introduce Advanced British Standard qualification ‘headless chicken policymaking’ amid a teacher recruitment crisis

Senior official cautions against selling off school space left vacant by falling pupil rolls in case the population grows again in the future

‘Radical’ reforms for Northern Ireland's schools on the cards after publication of long-awaited report

NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach warns DfE that 'future industrial action cannot be ruled out'

Analysis shared with Tes prompts call for government guidance on teaching pupils with SEND in a different year group to their age

Heads' leaders say schools do not have enough specialist teachers for core maths because of recruitment challenges and focus on GCSE resits

Teachers and schools must not be left ‘unsupported’ in protecting children’s mental health, warns report by state and private school leaders

Education secretary also said today she would back headteachers who ban mobile phones in school

Schools minister was questioned by MPs on teacher recruitment, retention, workload and flexible working

New figures show lowest school attendance rate in Scotland since current form of records began in 2003-04

The Scottish government has pledged to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026 but official figures have dropped for the second year in a row

The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth