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Dominant schools management information system provider is under fire over new contract

The move to prioritise the most vulnerable was met with praise but heads query why the process has taken so long

A plan to introduce FRT in nine schools in Scotland had to be halted after an outcry – but what are the big concerns?

New trial aims to tackle ‘urgent need’ for technology to prevent the spread of coronavirus among pupils and school staff

New Chartered College of Teaching research has identified numerous innovations and issues from the pandemic that schools need to be aware of to help inform future practice

A Scottish council has come under fire for introducing facial recognition technology so pupils can pay for school meals

Initial reservations about virtual parents’ evenings have receded over the course of the pandemic, says Gordon Cairns

Leading independent school head says the lockdown response of the ‘best private and state schools’ helped secure better remote learning for all pupils

One in four private school teachers found parental involvement stressful during remote learning in the pandemic, report reveals

Robert Halfon says learning loss would not have been so extreme in first lockdown if Ofsted had been more proactive

The education sector is increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals, who use ransomware to prevent schools from retrieving their own data and then demand cash to restore access. With such attacks resulting in months of disruption and distress, what can be done to minimise the risks? Simon Creasey reports

‘Hypocrisy’ criticism as government lauds teacher training in England as part of plans to export it overseas