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Ministers urged to attend crunch talks to avoid Oak legal action

Government talks with BESA and other bodies bringing a judicial review over Oak National Academy have not yet found a way to halt the legal action, Tes understands

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School mental health support lacking, say a third of Year 13s

More than two in five A-level students could be classified as experiencing high psychological distress, suggests study

Training bursaries ‘boost teacher retention by 15%’

But education unions respond to new research by warning that 'sticking-plaster' teacher training bursaries will not fix staff shortages

Ofsted reports ‘opaque’ without grades, warns Gibb

Schools minister tells MPs that ditching single-word judgements will lead to people pulling out lines from a report 'like a theatre review'

Qualifications reform: Scottish government told to stop ‘stalling’

A Holyrood committee has heard that the government must overcome its ‘inclination to delay big decisions’

Safeguarding: 3 Ofsted findings for schools

School leaders often feel 'isolated' trying to safeguard vulnerable pupils, Ofsted warns in report on multi-agency responses to children needing help

How good are Scottish teachers at predicting grades?

Teachers' estimated grades more closely matched students' SQA exam results in 2023 than they did before the pandemic

2m pupils could be persistently absent, Labour warns

Labour analysis of current school attendance trends warns the country could see a 'lost generation of schoolchildren' in the coming years

RICs to wind down as money diverted to support teachers

Regional Improvement Collaboratives worked across schools and local authorities, but education secretary Jenny Gilruth says their funding will 'taper'

Not-in-school register omitted from King’s Speech

Ex-minister 'disappointed' that not-in-school register is not mentioned in the King's Speech setting out government's planned legislation

Nearly 4,000 exam results upgraded after appeals

New SQA data raises questions about the usual approach to appeals and whether there should be more scope for Scottish schools and students to question exam results

‘Most’ Ofsted grades align with exam results

The findings follow concern that Ofsted judgements place too little weight on test and exam performance by schools

DfE workforce plan delay ‘dispiriting’ amid teacher shortage

The fact that the prime minister's Advanced British Standard plan is partly responsible for the strategy delay 'takes the biscuit', says heads' leader

Schools don’t have funds to hire enough staff, poll shows

The vast majority of nearly 4,000 teachers surveyed said current funding levels meant their school could not support learning properly

Scottish school strikes called off after support staff pay offer

Offer will be put to Unison Scotland members in coming weeks, meaning more strike action has been averted for now

Teachers quizzed over sanctions for failing to report sex abuse

Home Office seeks school staff views on proposals for a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse