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Warning about teachers’ safety as union details compensation claims for assault, including a staff member who suffered a fractured jaw when punched by a pupil

Teachers ‘should be trusted’ on literacy and numeracy attainment – just as they are trusted to set and mark exams, says education secretary

Artificial intelligence has huge potential to ease teacher workload, but already pupils are using chatbots to cheat and government guidance is desperately needed, MSPs told

Education secretary also said today she would back headteachers who ban mobile phones in school

The Scottish government has pledged to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026 but official figures have dropped for the second year in a row

The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth