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There are myriad ways to simplify reading, from AI summaries to shortened sentences, but we may be making life hard for pupils in the long run, writes Alex Quigley

Metacognition has become an increasingly common concept in the work of international schools; one group shares its findings on how to apply ‘thinking about thinking’ in classrooms

First minister John Swinney has said that all children – not just those in advantaged communities – should benefit from ‘smaller class sizes’. But how serious is he?

It was predicted that the introduction of VAT on private school fees would have a disproportionate impact on the capital’s schools – we reveal the latest figures

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson answers MPs’ questions on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, SEND and more

Rather than arguing about school structures, we should be focusing on removing accountability levers that are preventing schools of all types from collaborating, argues Keziah Featherstone

Everyone knows rural schools have catchment issues – but do we really appreciate just how stark they are? Michael Tidd illuminates the issue

We look at the potential implications in Scotland of the Labour government’s plan to impose VAT on independent school fees

‘No excuses’ behaviour approaches have diversified hugely since their inception in US charter schools, with significant variety in practice across different schools and impact tough to pin down, finds Holly Korbey

The government needs to take urgent action to address the SEND crisis and explain how its vision for inclusive education will be achieved, says public spending watchdog

Early years premium to be continually reviewed, schools being chased on missing pupil premium plans, and seven other things officials said in Parliament

Sector experts offer their views on what the two recently announced reviews need to focus on to truly help teachers and leaders – both now and in the future