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Union wants to negotiate Scottish teachers’ pay directly with government and speak to ‘the organ grinder, not the monkey’

Attendance, academies and Ofsted to be covered in Schools Bill outlined tomorrow

It’s time to radically rethink the system of primary assessment and trust schools to measure progress for themselves, says headteacher Kulvarn Atwal

Second World War refugees’ stories form basis of new resources for Scottish schools

Government says independent school registration could be suspended through creation of a new offence for proprietors

A roundup of Tes’ most popular articles from the past week, including how schools are preparing for Sats, the issues with SEND support and the launch of a DfE survey to help schools with energy price rises

Ministers also set to legislate to require schools to have attendance policies

New data shows that just 1.8% of teachers in Scotland are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background

New Schools Network is to shut down after missing out on funding for free-school support

The SNP has dominated yet another election but needs a new sense of purpose on education, says Henry Hepburn

Literacy difficulties in children are a common occurrence. But when does poor reading become dyslexia – and does dyslexia even exist? John Morgan finds out more

The chair of the headteachers’ roundtable and multi-academy trust boss talks to Tes about Ofsted, her school’s farm and the unsung heroes of the pandemic