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As the Commons Education Select Committee begins work on a new persistent absence inquiry, its chair Robin Walker writes for Tes to explain why drastic action is needed in this area

Plans for all pupils to study maths to 18 must address the issue of maths anxiety as this is a big part of what’s holding many children back, says Alex Quigley

Exclusive: Robin Walker, former DfE minister and chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, says work on persistent absence should be a ‘priority’ for the department

Many of the benefits that come from joining a multi-academy trust can only be truly understood once you’ve made the leap, explains this trust CEO

Ministers warned action is needed to solve dispute and told teacher pay and recruitment is in a ‘death spiral’

Teaching union announces more strike dates after no new pay offer is made, nearly two months after historic national teacher strike

One trust in Blackpool has come up with a simple solution to improve pupils’ vocabulary knowledge. Kate Parker finds out more

More than 20,000 defibrillators will be sent to almost 18,000 state-funded schools by the end of the academic year

Schools minister says the government is willing to negotiate but warns against ‘inflation-busting’ teacher pay settlements

Four Scottish educators spell out how they responded to online racist abuse directed at both a primary school and presenters at a learning festival

Leaders have said they will ‘do all we can to keep schools open’ but DfE guidance is ‘practically unworkable’ and some strike day closures are ‘inevitable’

Sam Freedman explains why the move to strike action is the logical result of a sector stretched to almost breaking point – which may lead to drastic actions by a government seemingly unwilling to budge