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The renewed Ofsted framework refers to foundational knowledge. What is it, and how can schools demonstrate that they are providing it?

This week the government published draft updates to the statutory safeguarding guidance for schools, which are now open to sector consultation. Tes has all the details

Ofsted says schools including the new QR codes in their promotional materials will provide ‘transparency’ and help to put inspection ratings into context

Tes’ annual review of the salaries of chief executives at the largest multi-academy trusts reveals that a quarter of them had a bigger percentage pay rise than teachers

A recent government report revealed a raft of ways pupils with disabilities feel education settings don’t always work for their needs – here is what you need to know

The government will embed gender guidance for schools within Keeping Children Safe in Education, including guidelines to ensure that single-sex spaces are protected

Long-held beliefs about the purpose and nature of school education are being challenged in Scotland and far beyond, say Christopher Chapman and Graham Donaldson

Shortcomings in approaches to reading, writing and listening and talking were found in ‘thematic inspection’ of literacy in Scotland’s schools

The benefits of spaced retrieval practice are well known, but the importance of introducing variability in this process is often overlooked, writes Mark Roberts

The interim evaluation of the government’s RISE school improvement programme indicates some critical challenges for the scheme that need to be addressed, argues Leora Cruddas

But leaders’ pay still varies hugely at trusts told to justify their pay decisions – from £25 per pupil to £331, Tes analysis reveals

Report warns that delaying the pipeline of new AP free schools risks more students being placed in unregistered alternative provision