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Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older

All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows

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Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older

All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows

Education bosses call for overhaul of statutory pupil support plans

Coordinated support plans allow children and families to hold education authorities to account over support – but just 0.5% of pupils with an ASN in Scotland have one

Girls’ reading and maths harder hit by Covid

Education Policy Institute and Renaissance report also reveals the ongoing regional divide in outcomes following pandemic

Ex-minister concerned over £2.6bn SEND funding

Education Select Committee chair calls on government to clarify progress made towards providing 30,000 new places for pupils with additional needs

Fears that classes could be sent home if Glasgow cuts go ahead

The authority is planning to cut more than 170 teaching posts from August – in ‘many’ primaries, only headteachers will be available to cover staff absence

Call for universal FSM rollout in poorer areas

Schools should no longer have to be the 'sticking plaster' for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report

Teachers’ views on wellbeing revealed in new survey

The latest Tes Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff's opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles

Outgoing union boss to chair oracy commission

Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school

Sir Ian Bauckham: We discard pen-and-paper exams ‘at our peril’

In his first interview since taking up the role of interim chief regulator at Ofqual, Sir Ian speaks exclusively to Tes about online assessment, the attainment gap and the need for stability

GCSEs 2024: Exam board to trial AI in summer exams

The country's biggest exam board will test how AI can be used to provide 'quality assurance' to human marking

Faster school mental health team rollout urged amid ‘crisis’

Calls for more support for schools after children’s commissioner report shows children are waiting 'far too long' for mental health treatment

Weekly round-up: ITT target cut and Keegan ‘punch’ row

Tes' education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan's Ofsted 'punch' comment

FM accepts classroom violence is causing new teachers to drop out

Humza Yousaf made the admission when quizzed about a Tes Scotland exclusive revealing almost one in five probationers have opted out of this year’s induction scheme

Badly run and designed schools create additional needs, hear MSPs

Over a third of Scottish pupils have an ASN, but that figure would be lower if school buildings and cultures were developed with all pupils in mind, says expert

DfE drops secondary teacher trainee target

The government says it will need 9 per cent fewer postgraduate secondary trainees – despite missing its target by half this year