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Instructional coaching can be a powerful form of teacher CPD, write Gareth Conyard and Jim Knight – but only if lethal mutations are avoided

Nearly 850 single-academy trusts remain, including some of the highest performing schools in England. Labour wants them to join multi-academy trusts, but persuading them won’t be easy, finds Jabed Ahmed

The increasing take-up of newer vocational and technical qualifications in Scotland is evidence of Curriculum for Excellence’s success, education secretary tells ADES

President of Scotland’s education directors’ body calls for a collaborative response to the sector’s challenges, saying that ‘leadership is most powerful when it’s shared’

A former multi-academy trust CEO outlines why the predictability that a long-term pay deal provides should be welcomed by the sector

Giving pupils who receive free school meals priority for 15 per cent of places in schools could create a more equitable admissions system, researchers suggest

Accepting the teacher pay offer would lead to initial 4.25 per cent rise for Scottish teachers, followed by 3.25 per cent in second year

In an exclusive interview, AQA chief Colin Hughes warns that an AI qualification stemming from this week’s curriculum and assessment review may not have a long-term future

As part of its response to the curriculum review, the government has outlined its intention to overhaul the performance measure. Tes has all you need to know

The DfE wants full rather than phased implementation of curriculum reform – from 2028 – and puts the brakes on inclusion of RE in the national curriculum

The schools watchdog has published findings from its pilot of new report card inspections, along with the changes it plans to make. Here is everything you need to know

Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says ASCL general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio