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Schools could see a reduction in student absence by changing the way they message parents about non-attendance, research suggests

Disadvantaged students are disproportionately in schools that do not have compulsory GCSE languages, a University of Cambridge study shows

Inspectors praise overall coverage of SEND in ITT programmes but warn of patchy mentor knowledge and limited practical strategies in some providers

The CEO and co-founder of education charity Challenge Partners share their insights into how the RISE school improvement programme can succeed where other government schemes have fallen short

Rather than sending new students struggling with attendance to alternative provision settings, this school has created a programme to ease them into secondary life – with impressive outcomes

After spending three days at the Labour conference, one trust leader says that – far from projecting doom and gloom – it highlighted a spirit of ambition that could transform our school system

Evidence shows teachers are vulnerable to persistent feelings of inadequacy, and this can have wide-ranging negative effects for schools, finds Mark Roberts

The prime minister says he no longer believes in the target set by his predecessor Tony Blair – and instead announces a plan to promote ‘higher-level skills’

The education secretary says school leaders should not ‘drift into judgement’ when engaging with parents

MP defends plan to require new school leaders to have expertise in special educational needs, during Labour conference event

Regulator releases data showing that while schools show improvements in cybersecurity training, the impact of attacks is now greater and schools are struggling to recover quickly

IB chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen says governments around the world recognise that we must do more to protect young people from technological harms – and schools can help