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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

The end of the decade-long bonus pay experiment may be welcomed by many, but it leaves questions about how future pay rises will be decided, says the EPI’s James Zuccollo

The numerous benefits that post-pandemic tutoring cash has brought to pupils will be lost for years if funding is not maintained, says DfE advisory group chair Nick Brook

A recent children commissioner’s report sheds light on how pupils feel about video games, offering valuable insights for schools, says this safeguarding lead

Education research funders need to emulate healthcare and back more interventions that focus on local contexts, say these academics

The DfE’s Workload Reduction Taskforce has recommended a list of tasks teachers should not have to do – but it is very similar to a list created 10 years ago

While surface change to education policy would be inevitable under a Labour government, how far substantial churn is likely depends on who the party listens to, argues Loic Menzies

New year fitness resolutions are hard for busy staff to maintain, but this Scottish teacher’s simple tips have helped her to keep jogging on