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The education secretary wants ‘to go further’ on universal free school meals but Humza Yousaf has signalled he favours a more targeted approach – sparking an outcry

The Scottish government’s decision to rejoin the Timss and Pirls international education surveys is welcome – but with these results several years away, Barry Black says more data and transparency are needed now

Amid conflicting theories about the best ways to manage behaviour, how do school leaders determine what their school policy should include? John Morgan takes a look at the evidence

Half of schools restricted attendance during the teacher strike today, with 5 per cent fully closed, DfE data suggests

School leaders hope to fund a High Court action to compel Ofsted to reveal the evidence it uses to downgrade schools

Sam Freedman considers the lack of headline-grabbing education policy plans from the Labour and Conservative parties, despite next year’s election

Taking on a promoted role is a big move that requires some changes of approach and thinking, explains Adam Black

Researchers at the University of Lancaster are investigating the role of ‘wonder’ in education. Here’s what they have learned so far

NAHT union calls on heads to withdraw from Ofsted inspection work until pay dispute is resolved as Ruth Perry’s sister urges school leaders to ‘hand in their inspector badges’

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson to tell heads at NAHT conference that Labour will ensure pupils are taught by specialist teachers in each subject

Scottish Conservatives lay out the eight priorities in their ‘new deal for teachers’, including proposal for ‘competitive salaries’ to ‘attract more industry professionals’ into Stem subjects

NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman is to urge ministers to come back to negotiating table in his speech to union’s annual conference