Open letter with nearly 100 signatories calls for a 'more diverse range' of drafters to write the new national curriculum, warning there is a risk of 'narrow' content

Funding for hundreds more educational psychologists announced amid concerns that specialists are spending too much time on admin rather than supporting children

Minister says new guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions won't be published until the spring after MPs warn of young people being left 'exposed'

Ofsted says schools including the new QR codes in their promotional materials will provide 'transparency' and help to put inspection ratings into context

Tes' annual review of the salaries of chief executives at the largest multi-academy trusts reveals that a quarter of them had a bigger percentage pay rise than teachers

The government will embed gender guidance for schools within Keeping Children Safe in Education, including guidelines to ensure that single-sex spaces are protected

DfE's 16-18 performance data shows how the attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their peers has changed in recent years, as well as other key trends

Shortcomings in approaches to reading, writing and listening and talking were found in 'thematic inspection' of literacy in Scotland's schools

But leaders' pay still varies hugely at trusts told to justify their pay decisions – from £25 per pupil to £331, Tes analysis reveals

New NFER analysis raises concerns about the impact of behaviour on staff retention rates in schools around England

Report warns that delaying the pipeline of new AP free schools risks more students being placed in unregistered alternative provision

Headteachers' union experts raise concern about difference between primary and secondary ratings and watchdog's approach to grading achievement

MPs question senior Ofsted official on whether the safeguarding system in the early years is fit for purpose

International schools group gives the top job to its former Middle East chief as interim CEO Andreas Tolpeit returns to chief finance officer role

Significant risks remain across ageing school buildings – and that affects pupils’ learning and wellbeing, warns education committee