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The programme, called GR8 School, will use an interactive learning platform to track pupil progress, with teachers – 'human mentors' – stepping in to support when required

Wide disadvantage gap has not shifted but the proportion of pupils with SEND meeting the phonics standard reaches new high

NEU calls for tests to be scrapped after survey highlights teachers' fears that they will narrow the curriculum and crank up workload pressure

ASCL's senior members are meeting this week to decide how to take 'more assertive action' over inspection concerns

Deals for schools in Spain and the United Arab Emirates take the group's total to four international settings, with the promise of more to come

Andrew O'Neill, who was appointed school policy and delivery adviser under previous education secretary Bridget Phillipson, brings an early end to his secondment

Complex issues are being 'laced with political bias' in classrooms, says shadow education secretary, as the Conservatives set out plan to introduce mandatory training for teachers on impartiality

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EEF trial of primary teachers using Oak National Academy's AI assistant finds newer teachers more likely to create lesson plans with it than experienced colleagues

Shadow education secretary warns against 'upheaval' of the school system under Labour's plan for new technical education courses from age 14

Tes tests the reaction to the first wave of official SEND training materials, focused on inclusive teaching and speech, language and communication development

The schools watchdog says it is continuing to develop a 'renewed inspection framework' for these providers, which have not been inspected since November 2025

Teachers who experience severe student behaviour are more likely to report suffering migraines, nausea and high blood pressure, finds NASUWT survey

Improving teacher wellbeing is in everyone’s interest – especially to boost retention. But how do you do it when budgets are tight and teachers face numerous pressures? Three leaders share ideas

Gareth Parker-Jones will leave Rugby next year to take up a role with its rival, as competition between private international school groups continues to intensify

The Queen Street Group of MATs also highlights calls for trust-wide approaches to AI

School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes

Major DfE survey of Year 8s also reveals that girls and students with SEND are less likely to feel like they belong in school

Draft documents set out examples of what might be seen as 'reasonable' and 'unreasonable' adjustments for pupils with SEND, as part of the government's drive to increase inclusion in mainstream schools

The international schools group has entered the country with the purchase of a nursery group and a school with campuses in two cities

The number of cyberattacks on schools has dropped – but leaders still need to do more to protect against the threat, says watchdog

‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work