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Social media companies urged to ‘stamp out’ the abuse of teachers, which union warns is having a ‘devastating’ impact on mental health in the profession

The long wait for education, health and care plan applications to be processed not only denies pupils with special educational needs the right support, it also puts massive strain on schools’ budgets, as this headteacher explains

Most LGBT+ young people wish they had learned about inclusion at primary or nursery school, research shows

There is ‘overwhelming evidence’ that air pollution harms children but at the moment not enough is known about pollutant levels around Scottish schools, say doctors

Reform board told early plans for Scotland’s three new education agencies do not yet reflect ‘the significant and anticipated level of change’

Tackling pupil absence has been held up as a priority by successive education ministers, but what lies behind the problem? And do schools have the tools to fix it?

The CEO of Oasis Community Learning explains why it decided to give an iPad to every pupil across its 52 schools – and the challenges it had to overcome during the rollout

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes the threat of a second major teaching union joining strike action, a warning over teacher shortages and new research on parent engagement in schoolwork

Some education leaders attended five introductory meetings with Department for Education ministers in six months as government turmoil led to repeated reshuffles

Daily help from parents has only a small impact on primary teachers’ perception of pupil progress, study finds

A union has called for Humza Yousaf to step in amid claims the private school he attended – Hutchesons’ Grammar – is offering its teachers a downgraded pension

Headteachers’ union says that the STRB ‘has lost the confidence of the profession’ after snap poll