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Comments demonstrate ‘upside-down thinking’ and show Ofsted is ‘out of touch’ with the profession, biggest teaching union claims

List aimed at cutting teacher workload includes ‘investigating a pupil’s absence’ and ‘producing and collating analyses of attendance figures’

The DfE’s Workload Reduction Taskforce has recommended a list of tasks teachers should not have to do – but it is very similar to a list created 10 years ago

A new study has found that young people overestimate their own learning, threatening their progress, says Alex Quigley. So what can teachers do to help them have more realistic perceptions?

The government has said it will conduct a ‘rapid review’ to clear the way for a replacement from 1 September

The Department for Education is expected to publish the initial recommendations from its workload reduction ‘task force’ today

The inspectorate-led review should include recommendations on ‘sufficiency of resources and training’ for Welsh schools, says Senedd report into gender-based violence

Interest in joining the teaching profession is high but better financial incentives are needed to persuade people to swap careers, poll shows

While surface change to education policy would be inevitable under a Labour government, how far substantial churn is likely depends on who the party listens to, argues Loic Menzies

Scottish government also being urged to give clarity to schools on ‘boundaries and consequences’ in the wake of research showing that behaviour is deteriorating

This week’s essential education news includes the two main parties revealing plans to tackle post-Covid pupil absence and an appeal to Ofsted to reduce the fear of inspection

It comes as both the government and Labour set out plans this week to tackle the ongoing absence crisis