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The latest DfE figures show that overall pupil absence has improved, but a higher proportion of children are missing more than half of their classes

Being a head of department can be one of the most rewarding but also draining jobs in school, writes Mark Enser, who shares advice on how to avoid burning out

Government had been expected to set out SEND reform plans this autumn – but the education secretary says it is important to ‘take the time to listen and get it right’

The messages were sent to a councillor and related to Glasgow’s 2024-25 budget which contained plans to cut £27.8 million from education over three years

Trust leader Dr Ogden is also a RISE adviser and on the panel of the curriculum and assessment review

The study of how teachers learn is unique enough to need its own terminology, finds a new report – and that has implications for how we understand teacher training and CPD

Ofsted’s expectation that schools provide a graded self-evaluation using its new five-point scale has sparked warnings from heads’ leaders

The former prime minister gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on decisions made about schools during the crisis

Report warns that vast sums of money are being ‘wasted’, with almost four in 10 teachers saying CPD has not clearly improved their ability to do the job

The curriculum and assessment review should give schools permission to create an offer that truly delivers all a child needs, argues Liz Robinson

Watchdog’s national education director also tells the Schools North East summit that Ofsted is in talks with the DfE about concerns over the inspection of inclusion

The chief inspector, speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts conference, rejects the idea that Ofsted has not considered headteachers’ wellbeing in developing its new inspections