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New data on teacher and headteacher wellbeing, workload, supply teaching and teaching assistants was published today. Here’s what you need to know

Teachers report growing concerns about abuse from parents on social media amid what the union describes as a ‘sustained crisis’ of violence and aggression in many schools

Labour’s announcements on free breakfast clubs, new nurseries and an overhaul of apprenticeships are welcome. But bolder change is needed, says ASCL’s general secretary

After the Scottish government pulled back on a promise to give every pupil a device, Tes Scotland can reveal the patchy landscape of one-to-one schemes left behind

Headteachers’ and teachers’ leaders have urged ministers to delay implementation of the government’s school fee levy to next September, and to carry out an impact assessment

Tes investigation also reveals that most multi-academy trusts end up taking on schools they have helped using DfE grant

The 5.5% pay rise is ‘unlikely’ to improve recruitment and retention difficulties, warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Scotland should be ashamed of how children with additional support needs are treated in schools, MSPs tell education secretary

There has been too much competition between LAs and trusts, when the reality is they should depend on each other and collaborate to boost outcomes, argues Hannah Woodhouse

Around £10 million is needed to bring the technology at Scotland’s qualifications body up to date, says SQA chief executive – who blames its outdated IT systems for blank results-day emails

In her main party conference speech, the education secretary says new school-based nurseries will improve ‘life chances for children’

Professor Becky Francis warns that the current system is failing a third of pupils and says the review will focus on disadvantaged students