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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

In some councils pupil demand is ‘vastly larger than supply’ and funding is not keeping pace with rising costs

School climate and curriculum are contributing to the attendance crisis, suggests Jean Gross – and it’s time to do something about it

Shying away from or glossing over uncomfortable events from the past when teaching history would do a disservice to pupils, says Paul Hamilton

Updates to guidance on safeguarding were issued just as schools went on holiday – so here are the changes you may have missed

Tes Scotland analysis finds one in five teachers working in primary, secondary and special schools is on a temporary contract

Warning about teachers’ safety as union details compensation claims for assault, including a staff member who suffered a fractured jaw when punched by a pupil