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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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Teacher numbers commitment harming other services, MSPs told
Scottish education directors 'struggle to see the logic' of an absolute commitment to maintaining teacher numbers and hope relaxing ring-fenced budget will allow more flexibility
Is Scottish education too exam focused?
In upper secondary school, too much time is spent rehearsing for exams, leading to ‘disillusionment and frustration’, MSPs hear
Explain new EHCP reduction target, ministers told
Commons Education Committee chair Robin Walker asks DfE how a contract targeting the reduction of new EHCPs squares with ministerial evidence given to MPs
Ofsted: Many schools aren’t matching PE curriculum ‘ambition’
Ofsted inspectors found that only a small number of schools have a clearly defined and broad physical education curriculum
SEND: More help needed for ‘shadow’ pupils without EHCPs
Think tank calls for public commitment not to 'artificially' lower or limit the number of education, health and care plans issued
Keegan: Some children prefer learning in Portakabins
The education secretary made the claim as she updated MPs on how the government is handling the presence of collapse-risk RAAC
RAAC crisis: 7 things the DfE told MPs
The education secretary and Downing Street were given advice to change guidance on 21 August after two incidents in which RAAC planks failed
Breaking: 27 schools added to confirmed RAAC list
The government has published an updated list of the schools confirmed to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as of 14 September
Ofsted: Geography fieldwork opportunities ‘lacking’
Inspectorate reveals findings on how geography is taught in England's primary and secondary schools
8 in 10 school staff diverted from job by child poverty
Figure rises to 92 per cent of headteachers amid cost-of-living crisis, research finds
Named: the experts tasked with cutting 5 hours from teachers’ working week
DfE commits to a three-year deadline for reducing teachers' working hours, and confirms it is refreshing its 2019 recruitment and retention strategy
Time running out to avert school strike action, union warns
Strikes by school support staff – due to take place in a fortnight – could close three out of four schools in Scotland
International schools call for exam and curriculum shake-up
COBIS letter to Gillian Keegan warns that 'significant' elements of British education that international schools deliver are 'not fit for purpose'
RAAC: Schools need ‘urgent clarity’ over funding as costs mount
Trusts leader flags "significant concern and anxiety" among CEOs over potential RAAC problems with maintained schools that have become part of MATs
DfE set to refresh teacher recruitment strategy amid crisis
Changes to the government's teacher recruitment and retention strategy must account for growing demand for flexible working, say experts