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The trust system does not have to cause anxiety for headteachers outside that system, argues Alice Edgington as she explains why she has become a convert to being part of a family of schools

As the government’s child poverty taskforce meets for the first time, leaders tell Tes what they think the strategy should address when it comes to schools

New national advice on mobile phones in Scottish schools has put common sense ahead of one-size-fits-all rules, says this secondary head

More families appealed their child’s school place for this academic year, new government figures show

New Scottish government guidance says ‘mobile phones can both enhance and detract from learning’ and leaves it to schools and councils to decide ‘restrictions and limitations’

The interim chief executive of Education Scotland shares what she has discovered in her ongoing challenge to visit every Scottish local authority by the end of 2024

‘Culture shift’ in behaviour management has made teachers feel ‘disempowered’, says plan, which backs ‘relationships-based approaches’ and barely mentions exclusions

Education Policy Institute’s Emily Hunt outlines attainment data that shows how gaps between boys and girls fluctuate over time – and the pandemic’s impact on this

A change in approach to parenting and rising distrust are shifting relationships between parents and schools, finds Holly Korbey

More than 630,000 students have received their international GCSE, O-level and AS- and A-level results after ‘biggest-ever exam series’

Although Spanish bucks the overall trend, the number of students taking Highers in languages has been dropping for generations

When strike action is announced, questions begin swirling around schools – from the staffroom to SMT meetings. Here’s what teachers and leaders need to know