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Movement towards new Scottish qualifications and inspection bodies is welcome, says EIS general secretary – but teachers will be looking for signs changes are ‘meaningful’

School funding has effectively been frozen since 2010, while pupils’ needs have become increasingly complex. The next government must fix this, says the NAHT’s James Bowen

New research shows how schools and teachers are providing unprecedented support to pupils as living standards remain low

The role of inspection has become disproportionate and this must change after the general election, says this school head

The attainment gap may not be top of the to-do list for the next government but it’s a growing issue that cannot be ignored – especially as it could shape the future of the country for years to come, says Carl Cullinane

Amid growing calls for mobile phones to banned in schools and with the Scottish government due to publish guidance, Emma Seith investigates how schools are handling the issue

Bringing paternity pay in line with maternity pay would bring schools and trusts in line with similar public sector institutions that recognise the value in this approach, says Emma Sheppard

Platforms such as YouTube promise all sorts of teaching opportunities – but great care must be taken to vet online video content, says this school leader in Scotland

Teachers and school leaders have been holding Northern Ireland’s school system together amid the political turmoil – but they can’t be expected to do that for much longer, says Tony Gallagher

A new group is pushing for direct funding of outdoor primary schools open to all children in Scotland, ‘without the burden of high private school fees’

Despite the problems schools are facing, the reality is that public concerns lie elsewhere – and so will politicians’ priorities for now, says Sam Freedman

One school in Australia explains how the school-wide positive behaviour support (SWPBS) framework is helping it to tackle a rise in disruption