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DfE adviser acknowledges that the government’s SEND plans are taking longer than was hoped 

Schools were forced to send out warnings today after children’s books contained hijacked links to pornographic material

Inspectorate says the increase in inspections may reflect greater awareness of the problem of illegal schools, but warns legal loopholes still make it too easy to evade prosecution

More than a third of Highland school buildings being in disrepair is a sign of ‘clear neglect of rural education’, hears the Scottish Parliament

Scottish first minister tells UK Covid inquiry that ministers took an ‘arm’s-length’ approach to alternative qualifications and assessment during pandemic

An increasing number of schools are asking teacher job candidates to write down their views on teaching and learning – here’s how to do that in an engaging and honest way

Having sifted through hundreds of job applications, this school leader offers advice to candidates to ensure that they don’t fall at the first hurdle in their job hunt

Our young people are absorbing extreme views via social media, but schools have a unique power to combat this dangerous polarisation, says MAT chief Gulcin Sesli

Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime

The latest phonics screening check data is further proof that teaching reading is not ‘done’ at the end of KS1, writes Claire Heald

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

Pay for academy trust chief executives has risen in line with teacher awards, CST survey shows, but remains below the top rate for maintained-school heads