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Unions are warning more Scottish independent schools could forcibly remove teachers from the scheme using ‘fire and rehire tactics’ if the current action is successful

Some Scottish teachers could end up hundreds of pounds worse off as a result of payroll arrangements in their area – we reveal which councils will pay backpay at this year’s tax rates

ASCL calls for commitment to reverse teacher salary decline in its submission to the pay review body

The education secretary says it is ‘incredibly important’ that the government takes the time to get its transgender guidance for schools right

Review of both early career and teacher training curriculum frameworks open until mid-April

The Scottish government is looking to compel councils to provide a minimum amount of time in class ‘to protect the school week’, and has today started a consultation

New data shows that over half of secondary students are recorded as having an identified additional support need in some local authority areas – but in one council, the figure is less than a quarter

Tom Bennett also says good work had been done in recent years and warned it has been historically ‘incredibly hard’ to know what behaviour is like in schools

School inspections have reached a ‘watershed moment’, warns heads’ leader, amid calls for urgent talks and a plan for a boycott

Former schools minister says government must take urgent action on teacher recruitment and retention ‘to ensure pupils receive consistent and quality teaching’

Confederation of School Trusts has launched an inquiry to measure impact of MATs on school improvement

School leaders warn that the sector is ‘a long way from being able to determine how effective the measures in the bill will be in practice’