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The General Teaching Council for Scotland’s annual lecture looked at whether the modern focus on learners detracts from teachers’ pivotal role in education

The leader of a MAT that has had success delivering its own version of the Early Career Framework says the DfE should make it easier for others to adopt an approach that works for their context

The chair of the Teaching School Hubs Council says the latest refinements to the teacher development frameworks are another step in the right direction

New legislation introduces a duty for UK employers around the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace, so what does it mean for the education sector in Scotland and beyond?  

Commons Education Select Committee chair Robin Walker explains why evidence from its hearings into Ofsted made it clear that inspections have to evolve

Local education budgets have come under pressure for years, but the data suggests they have been relatively protected up to now

Making schools better is difficult, so we need system architecture that supports the process rather than hinders it, says Steve Rollett

The fallout from Scotland’s Pisa results in December was well documented, but the picture is more nuanced when you pick your way past political and ideological attacks, finds Emma Seith

After years as a secondary teacher in Scotland, Sam Tassiker finds that working in primary schools has given her a deeper understanding of both sectors

Headteacher Peter Bain looks at approaches schools are taking to internal truancy, a major concern amid the ‘low-level behaviour crisis’ in Scottish education

New guidance documents set out more tech standards for schools – from creating digital leads within the SLT to minimum screen sizes for tablets and ideal warranty lengths

The far north-west of Scotland may seem like a rural idyll, but it can be hard to attract teachers away from big population centres to work in the area’s schools