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Pupil absence fell slightly last term, government data shows, but headteachers’ leaders warn investment in support services is needed

It involves incredible feats of creativity and technical know-how, but can educating really be described as an art or a craft? Bernard Andrews explores

A year of uncertainty awaits because the government is yet to clarify its approach to schools, despite spiralling SEND and teacher recruitment problems, warns former DfE adviser Sam Freedman

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was heavily scrutinised during a fractious debate in Parliament. Here’s everything you need to know

Schools must be lighthouses in their community, piercing the darkness and helping all to see what is possible, says Star Academies CEO Sir Hamid Patel

The extra £29m for ASN should be spent on staff, says education secretary, who also stressed importance of funding to close attainment gap continuing beyond 2026 election

Some of the world’s leading reading and dyslexia experts have now agreed a definition of what dyslexia is, steps to diagnosis and schools’ role in the process

Any savings that schools could hope to make as a result of a falling pupil population will be swallowed up by higher high-needs spending, says influential think tank

The bill puts the benefits enjoyed by more than 20,000 teachers at risk, according to a Conservative Party analysis of Tes MAT Tracker data

Ofsted chief gives Commons committee an overview of what he believes the new school inspection report cards should cover

The CEO of Endeavour Academies explains how his trust is harnessing the power of collective action to tackle the scourge of poverty that is the reality for many pupils in Middlesbrough

The lead on the government’s review of curriculum and assessment also expresses frustration that it can’t fully consider emerging digital technologies that are still relatively ‘untested’