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Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth had been accused of breaching the ministerial code during her time as transport minister

This week’s essential round-up includes the response to Ofsted’s announcement of changes; plus fears about the government’s national plan for music and the rise of part-time timetables

Union says guidance is needed to prevent candidates from being unfairly penalised or discriminated against by schools carrying out online checks

Experts call for the Department for Education to revisit its teacher recruitment and retention strategy because of the ‘substantial’ impact of the pandemic

Increasing core school funding so that teachers have time and space to build relationships is crucial to resolving behaviour issues, MSPs hear

A long-awaited consultation on the content of the first-ever British Sign Language GCSE will seek the views of teachers, employers and the deaf and hearing communities

The DfE has told ITT providers to ensure students have achieved degrees at a later date after a marking boycott delays degree awards

The first cohort of leaders will start the ‘immersive’ year-long programme in February 2024

Jeremy Miles speaks exclusively to Tes’ Emma Seith about Curriculum for Wales, the new qualifications and what he has learned from Scotland’s mistakes

Social media-driven ‘copycat’ behaviour has been blamed for recent increases in various mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions. But are children really ‘catching’ syndromes from the content they’re viewing online? Helen Amass investigates

The government will seek views on the positive potential of AI in education as well as the risks it poses

Less than a third of people are confident that Ofsted ratings provide an accurate assessment of how good a school is, a YouGov survey suggests