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This week’s must-read education news includes Labour’s plans for schools and one head’s first-hand account of a school closing because of the falling birth rate

Four unions have called on the education secretary to restore the 2.7 per cent per pupil funding increase for 2024-25 after it was revised due to a DfE miscalculation

Nearly 9 per cent of secondary school students were absent in the week beginning 25 September

Oak National Academy launches new lesson resources for teachers aimed at representing the diversity of modern life and cutting teacher workload

Next chief inspector says he will start the role with a ‘big listen’ to ensure Ofsted is ‘of the system and by the system’

Geoff Barton explains why the most significant moment of the Labour Party conference was not a new policy, but a new approach

Outwood Grange CEO officially confirmed as the next Ofsted chief inspector, the Department for Education has announced

No progress has been made over the last decade in tackling the attainment gap for children who are persistently disadvantaged, warns Education Policy Institute report

Labour announces a new focus on early years and primary school maths, and signals it is up for a ‘fight’ over private school tax breaks

The review led by Sir David Bell will look at ways to increase the amount of primary school-based nursery provision

Principles drawn from research can help teachers to plan lessons more effectively, says Jo Facer, but only when applied with nuance

Research by the Youth Sport Trust calls for collective action to ensure girls can access the ‘physical and mental wellbeing benefits’ that PE can offer