The DfE has published details of the £40m hardship fund to support schools announced alongside the teacher pay deal in July

Half of the one-off £40m hardship fund announced for schools as part of the summer pay deal will go to local authorities with school deficits over 1% of income, the government has revealed

Schools say behaviour is getting worse – but findings from the government's main initiative to tackle the problem have been delayed until next year

In secondary – including exam years – 18% of Scottish students attend school for less than 80% of the time, new data shows

Support staff in eight Scottish local authorities are due to strike in November, but first minister Humza Yousaf says there is no money for an improved pay offer

Senior leaders are being 'broken' by the pressures of workload, accountability and funding shortages, warns union leader

Teachers and pupils are encouraged to share views on school and local authority ASN services before deadline at the end of December

Education secretary refuses to be drawn on how the Centre of Teaching Excellence will be run or what it will cost, saying teachers must be consulted on the proposal

Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also warns that it is 'ridiculous' that schools with 'terrible' results can receive 'good' Ofsted judgements

Attendance will improve if pupils 'actively want to come to school', says new government guidance

Warning comes as government is yet to make any commitments to funding tutoring beyond this academic year, despite widening disadvantage gap

Letter from education secretary risks 'expectation' that schools 'must publish every piece of planning and resource used across the RSHE curriculum', leaders warn DfE

Former free school head returns as education secretary special adviser, with a focus on school and family policy

Ofsted must ask chief inspector Amanda Spielman for evidence behind concerns she raised with MPs over home education, tribunal rules

Making blazers 'an optional item' should be carefully considered, according to a Scottish government group looking at school uniform policy