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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

Thinking about a new job? Here is our guide to teacher and headteacher resignation dates – and a timeline of what you should be doing and when

The whole education sector – and parents, too – would benefit from a ‘carefully designed and sensitively implemented’ inspection system for MATs, claims this CEO

The government says all pupils will have access to in-school mental health specialists by 2029-30. But so far the rollout has been unequal across the country, leaving some settings without the benefits others enjoy, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Many girls simply don’t see themselves represented in the financial industry, say these teachers of business management and administration

A MAT CEO says improvements to free school meal access are welcome but internal work at his trust shows there is a lot more to do to make the system benefit more families – and schools

The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive