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Schools minister Damian Hinds tells Tes that pupils with ‘mild anxiety’ should not be kept off school, as DfE rolls out attendance hubs

Trusts’ leader says DfE attendance measures are not enough and a ‘much more systemic response’ is needed

Headteachers and trust leaders back return as watchdog promises to publish its response to the coroner’s Regulation 28 report relating to Ruth Perry’s death on 19 January

Scottish Greens say being taught medical skills is routine in some countries’ schools, and that Scotland should follow suit with school-based first-aid training for all

Computing science uptake has been on a downward spiral for years – but if the right action is taken, the situation can be reversed, finds Emma Seith

As the year gets under way, Jo Facer offers small tweaks to help you get on top of your workload and claw back more free time

Sam Freedman offers his view on how the next 12 months will play out for schools – and what will likely happen after the general election

Officials want to help schools hire more teachers from overseas amid worsening recruitment crisis

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Cheshire East, Wiltshire, Devon and Bracknell Forest are understood to be submitting final proposals to the DfE next week

After strike action over teacher pay in 2023, the EIS calls for less ‘stalling’ over salary increases this time round

This week’s education news round-up includes the first interview with new Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and one exam board’s plan to introduce digital GCSE exams next year

Teachers who were lucky enough to have an inspirational experience as pupils can find much to draw on when they face a classroom of children themselves, says Iona McCroary