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New government data on suspensions shows the surge in behaviour issues that schools are having to contend with – and which year groups are proving most problematic

Schools minister said he will review DfE mobile phones in schools policy following Unesco report on negative impact on learning

Warning comes amid concerns over sexual harassment against women teachers and girls in schools

Reading should never be viewed as a punishment and teachers should be wary of prioritising ‘highbrow’ books, says teacher of English Alan Gillespie

DfE behaviour tsar Tom Bennett has criticised Ofsted for suggesting suspensions and exclusions were too high in a multi-academy trust report

Warning comes ahead of September deadline for schools to set out plans for ‘high-quality music curriculum’, including at least an hour a week of teaching

The Scottish government hit its overall interim target for getting more young people from disadvantaged areas into university – but three higher education institutions failed to satisfy individual targets

School leaders’ union urges DfE to reveal the criteria for its hardship fund, announced as part of the teacher pay deal

Pokémon cards have helped teacher Glen Fraser see the extraordinary power of positive relationships in education

Plus: two schools’ overall grades changed after complaints to Ofsted, and other findings from inspectorate’s annual report

The pupil premium for disadvantaged children was originally calculated to correspond with the funding rate that students enjoyed in the independent sector – but now the premium falls far short of that, explains this former schools minister

An overwhelming majority of the school leaders’ union’s members vote to accept last week’s 6.5 per cent pay offer