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A MAT CEO says the promise of academy freedom has been trampled by ever-growing regulations and rules that are stifling the sector

David Geary developed the theory of primary and secondary knowledge that underpins popular ‘science of learning’ ideas such as cognitive load theory, but is there any evidence for it? Could it become just another fad?

Minister Stephen Morgan’s comments come after Labour set out plans to pilot breakfast clubs in primary schools

Becks Boomer-Clark, CEO of Lift Schools, said the teaching profession must ‘have a much more mature, sophisticated and flexible understanding of time’

With the DfE’s curriculum and exam review set to call for evidence, Tes looks at the changes subject experts want to see

Pressure is building on the Scottish government to address the ‘huge backlog’ of teachers who cannot find secure jobs

Responses will give overview of modern languages teaching in Scotland amid deep concerns over their place in school timetables

The Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers starts its search for members today, months after funding was cut from another national parent body

New data shows that France has a much higher teacher retention rate than England. Ellen Peirson-Hagger examines what we could learn from colleagues across the Channel

NEU says schools ‘do not have the resources or staff to continue carrying the weight of a broken system’

Scientists Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Brian Cox partner with the Royal Society to help teachers run practical experiments

Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, the education secretary says making the panel bigger would risk it becoming ‘over-wieldy’