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The government is looking at backing more support for school mental health leads as it emerges that just 810 schools have taken up training funding this year

Exclusive: Some leaders will not show England’s game during school hours because of ethical concerns about decision to host tournament in Qatar

If we really want to increase uptake of modern foreign languages at GCSE and A level then we need a much bolder plan than Nick Gibb has put forward, says Professor Geraint Jones

School meals in Scotland are nothing like they used to be, but Emma Seith finds that there is still much to improve – and the cost-of-living crisis is putting progress in jeopardy

Ofsted ratings handed to schools before they joined an academy trust should not trigger intervention, education leaders warn ministers

Joint letter to education secretary warns that the new DfE curriculum quango will cause ‘irreparable damage to school autonomy’

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Union says talks today led to no improvement on the previous teacher pay offer of 5 per cent

Your weekly round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including reaction to the increase in school funding, calls to scrap Oak National Academy, and the causes of teacher stress

DfE agency chief says work is ongoing to identify trusts paying salaries ‘we really do need to be concerned about’

Debate about the DfE’s aim of all schools being in multi-academy trusts by 2030 also hears that the target could ‘destroy’ the system

The Competition and Markets Authority launches consultation into ESS contract proposal as part of probe