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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