Policy

But Scotland’s biggest teaching union warns that ‘policies alone will not address the serious issue of violence and aggression’ in schools – and that more funding is needed

Education ministers questioned on SEND reforms, teacher recruitment and screen time in schools today

But four in five schools in Scotland have improved their grounds over the past three years, according to a report from Learning through Landscapes

The High Court has given its judgement in a case that challenged the government’s introduction of VAT on independent school fees earlier this year

A MAT CEO says improvements to free school meal access are welcome but internal work at his trust shows there is a lot more to do to make the system benefit more families – and schools

Call for all eligible children to be automatically enrolled for FSM follows the government announcement that it is expanding the entitlement from next year

S1-3 students whose families receive the Scottish Child Payment will be eligible for free school meals in eight council areas

The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out government spending plans up to 2029. Here’s what you need to know

Read the full exchange between the Ofsted chief and the education secretary on the ‘regrettable’ and ‘disappointing’ delay in the watchdog providing its consultation response

The DfE is consulting on excluding certain staff – including MAT leaders – from the new School Support Staff Negotiating Body

Education secretary tells Sir Martyn Oliver it is ‘disappointing’ that Ofsted has delayed its consultation response on changes to the inspection system – with new inspections due to start next term