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Members of both the EIS and SSTA unions have signalled support for strike action if the reduction in class-contact time is not delivered

The future of the government’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme had been uncertain but funding has now been guaranteed for another three years

With the curriculum and assessment review expected to deliver its findings in the autumn, Mark and Zoe Enser outline six common curriculum pitfalls, and how effective schools avoid them

Almost half of teachers have had no support from their school in using artificial intelligence in the classroom, research shows

Children with additional support needs who are not attending school often lack ‘appropriate support and positive relationships with trusted adults’, says report

Environmental education should be a process of learning to see ourselves as part of nature and the living systems that sustain us, says Professor Ria Dunkley

LocatED received £9 million of government funding last year and paid its CEO up to £285,000, its latest accounts reveal

While short-term indicators may raise concerns, ministers point to progress made in the education outcomes of looked-after children over a decade and a half

As a new school year approaches, a head offers advice for any setting that may be about to implement a stricter mobile policy – and explains why it is worth the effort

The Scottish government is still talking about working ‘to create a plan to reduce contact time for teachers’ – days after the deadline John Swinney set councils to deliver ‘a credible proposal’

The CEO of charity Parentkind shares advice on what schools can do to foster strong relationships with parents and avoid confrontations

Research evidence can act as a school’s ‘north star’, writes the EEF’s co-CEO, helping teachers and leaders to focus on the ‘best bets’ for making a difference to pupils