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Headteachers’ leaders say it is ‘bizarre’ that schools still do not have details about applying for a hardship fund to cover this year’s pay deal

A new NGA survey sheds light on the issues dominating the agenda in governors meetings – and how they are responding

New guidance warns against technology bans and says pupils should be told about consequences of cheating and the importance of academic integrity

Scottish ministers have also accused the UK government of ‘spreading unnecessary alarm’ in its handling of the risk posed by the concrete

This week’s essential education news includes insight into Sir Martyn Oliver’s plans as head of Ofsted and all the latest on the closure of school buildings because of the concrete risk

Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has also promised details of the measures taken in schools to guard against the risk posed by RAAC concrete

The scale of the crisis facing schools shows that the government must engage the sector with a cooler head than it has shown so far, says the chief executive of the CST

Leaders warn they estimate ‘hundreds more schools’ could have the risky concrete

Questions about the safety of school buildings have dominated the start of the new term, with multiple facilities closed. Here we look in detail at the RAAC concrete crisis

A uniform underpins so much of what we need in schools, but we have to recognise the costs and adapt accordingly, says Rowena Hackwood

More than two in three senior leaders in schools have also reported offering food to some students

Labour pushed for documents to be published showing how much the prime minister knew about the risks presented by RAAC when chancellor