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MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden

Campaign group calls for ‘consistency and transparency’ in drive to offer free instrumental music tuition for all pupils, as record overall numbers take lessons

Sir David Bell has been appointed to lead an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism

The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

Government has not set out how its flagship reforms will result in savings, fiscal watchdog says.

Teachers’ union leader calls government projections ‘ludicrous’ and ‘insulting’

Exams watchdog writes to biggest UK exam boards, warning of rising numbers of students breaking rules

Professional bodies back bigger roles in schools for educational psychologists, occupational and speech and language therapists – but say they already struggle to meet demand

Minister tells Ofqual to continue giving equation and formula sheets to science and maths candidates until GCSEs are reformed

England’s largest exam board says the ‘cautious’ rollout of on-screen assessments proposed by the regulator could ‘hinder progress’

Trust leader Tom Campbell says quick access to SEND experts – especially educational psychologists – could be transformative

NEU union launches indicative strike ballot, as general secretary Daniel Kebede warns ‘schools are running on empty’