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A teacher training data expert explains why the latest DfE recruitment targets make for grim reading and show that something must be done to make more young people consider teaching as a career

Initial teacher training doesn’t focus enough on supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities – and putting this right would benefit everyone, explains teacher and senior leader Bukky Yusuf

The interview Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman gave to the BBC over the weekend suggested her organisation is still refusing to listen and learn, argues Tom Campbell

This week’s essential education news and analysis round-up includes new guidance for teacher strikes, heads voting on industrial action and calls for the DfE to ditch its plan for a minimum length of the school week

A pre-pandemic study showed that sending messages to parents about absence can drastically improve attendance. More research is now being planned and schools are being asked to get involved

Despite one key announcement, Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth will have to do much more to help teachers through a time of significant reform

As Jenny Gilruth settles into one of the most important roles in government, Professor Lindsay Paterson sets out some of the main challenges that he sees lying ahead

As Ofsted’s remit comes under pressure like never before, schools should also consider how to rethink their own self-evaluation culture to ensure a focus on quality does not contribute to workload burdens

If the government is serious about improving maths expertise, then understanding and tackling maths anxiety must be a core focus of the new expert group, say two experts

The CEO of a multi-academy trust that has long embraced the benefits of pooling its schools’ funding says the approach is fundamental to its vision of giving all pupils the same opportunities

The long wait for education, health and care plan applications to be processed not only denies pupils with special educational needs the right support, it also puts massive strain on schools’ budgets, as this headteacher explains

The CEO of Oasis Community Learning explains why it decided to give an iPad to every pupil across its 52 schools – and the challenges it had to overcome during the rollout