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The director of ITT at a trust explains how it is tailoring its training to include localised knowledge that will ensure new teachers are in tune with the needs of their schools

Another huge increase in requests shows the system creaking under demand, amid suggestions government is considering overhauling how EHCPs are issued

Change in Scottish education is proving slow – but could the forthcoming election focus minds when it comes to the promised reduction in teachers’ class-contact time, asks Emma Seith

More teachers could be making use of the opportunity to gain registration across both primary and secondary schools, says the chief executive of the General Teaching Council for Scotland

The pace and scale of the government’s education reforms risk falling short – ministers need to listen to the sector and increase investment, writes Carl Ward

The history taught in our schools should be focused on big themes rather than dates and events, says Paul Hamilton

A new bronze, silver and gold rating system showing a school’s approach to smartphone use aims to increase confidence to push for full bans, says scheme co-founder Max Haimendorf

A primary head explains how they knew it was time to establish a more robust ‘allergy-safe’ approach – and how they did it

Too many care-experienced children are missing out on the advice and support they desperately need, yet Scotland has an opportunity to lead the way, says Kenny Graham

Find the latest data on the number of UK schools, plus details on governing bodies, curricula, inspections and more

Find the latest school workforce numbers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Hopes of positive change at Ofsted were high when Sir Martyn Oliver was appointed – but the current plans for new inspections, and the timetable for introduction, are unworkable, writes ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio