Scotland

National organisations join forces to rethink school grounds as ‘playful and nature-rich environments’ that can boost learning and ‘design out violence’

But teaching union warns that cutting teacher numbers would be a ‘false economy’ that would ‘damage life chances’

A strike planned for next week has been suspended as Glasgow says future cuts to teaching posts will not go ahead and that it will increase teacher numbers

When teachers add their expertise to a charity’s board of trustees, they also gain valuable skills that will prove useful in progressing their career, says Paul Bisland

Welsh secondaries’ struggles to recruit teachers are ‘impacting the quality of education’, finds schools inspectorate’s annual report

Pupil numbers have been falling in primary since 2017 and education directors say the law on closing rural schools needs to be ‘modernised’

Two years ago a pay deal was welcomed by teachers in Scotland – but many are still waiting to reap the full benefit, as HMRC and local authorities point the finger at each other

Scotland is at a crossroads with literacy and should fully implement systematic synthetic phonics, says Darren Leslie

Teachers in Scotland want detailed subject-specific guidance ’on what you can accept or not’ so they are equipped to prevent cheating, finds new SQA research

Most schools in Scotland’s biggest local authority expected to close when teachers and other education professionals take strike action later this month

Secondary school leaders welcome plans for students to get more say over participation in religious and moral education, and religious observance – but say there is a ‘resources issue’

Education secretary has recognised the ‘strength of feeling’ over use of data from health and wellbeing census that asked upper secondary school students about sex and relationships