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Plan to make film and screen education available to every pupil in every school ‘could make Scottish kids among the most cineliterate in the world’

Supply spend is rising across the schools system, with leaders citing the growing support needs of pupils, teacher shortages and higher supply prices as cost drivers

Ministers tell inspectorate and exams watchdog to assess the risks that the abuse of artificial intelligence poses to their sector

This week’s essential education news includes the launch of a five-year research project to identify best teaching practice and women in schools being denied flexible working

But education secretary says Scottish councils will face stricter teacher targets next year and threatens to enshrine in law the hours that pupils spend in class

Public sector employers are being ‘inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative’ in response to requests for flexible working, says Unison

Uniforms can lead to ‘greater gender inequalities’ in physical activity among primary school-aged children, finds University of Cambridge study

Lengthen the school day to help disadvantaged pupils, says report – but leaders warn that this would require significant extra funding

The goal is to ensure Curriculum for Excellence remains ‘fit for purpose’ – views would be sought in an exercise similar to the recent ‘national discussion’ on Scottish education

A huge increase in children waiting for autism assessments since the pandemic proves current frameworks don’t work and better multi-disciplinary partnerships with schools are needed, says Anne Longfield

DfE minister spoke in the House of Lords today to give new information on attendance and the plan for an out-of-school register – here are the key points from her speech

Making significant changes to an academy: four key points from updated DfE guidance