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Exclusive: New data shows highest level of classroom teacher vacancies in secondary schools in recent years

Data shows increase in school leader vacancies as unions warn that a lack of government action in tackling Covid will lead to an exodus

Decision contradicts government plans to scrutinise school absence, say leaders

Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, says the Schools White Paper offers an ambitious plan – but it overlooks key issues

Almost 5,000 Scottish pupils have a visual impairment but just 36 teachers report specialising in this area

Overall attendance falls again, despite a drop in absence officially classed as ‘Covid-related’

Teachers should model courteous behaviour – but they should never apologise for their lessons, argues Jamie Thom

Heads’ union leaders call on the education secretary to reinstate free Covid testing in schools amid high pupil and staff absence

Do classroom displays lead to any discernible benefits for our pupils or do they distract them from learning? Alex Quigley looks at the research

Employers in the education sector must support staff through the menopause, say Scott Milligan and Deborah Rookes

Shadow schools minister Stephen Morgan asks why National Tutoring Programme operator Randstad was given £7m of extra cash last year

Watchdog report sets out the Covid challenges it has found schools are coping with during latest inspections