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Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do ‘too much at once’ and risks leaving students behind

Trust in teachers, investment, ‘cross-party coherence’ and sustainable leadership must be cornerstones of Scotland’s educational future, says secondary school leaders’ body

Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research

New allergies guidance will give parents confidence that schools can keep their children safe, says early education minister Olivia Bailey

Government says falling rolls will require fewer teachers – but this would maintain larger class sizes and ignore regional differences, say experts

MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden

Campaign group calls for ‘consistency and transparency’ in drive to offer free instrumental music tuition for all pupils, as record overall numbers take lessons

Sir David Bell has been appointed to lead an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism

The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

Government has not set out how its flagship reforms will result in savings, fiscal watchdog says.

Teachers’ union leader calls government projections ‘ludicrous’ and ‘insulting’

Exams watchdog writes to biggest UK exam boards, warning of rising numbers of students breaking rules