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Updated guidance for Scottish schools follows two landmark court rulings relating to single-sex spaces

With the debate about possible SEND system changes becoming increasingly heated, it would make sense for the government to take a step back and foster public dialogue on the way forward, argue these academics

Labour has announced that every primary school will have its own library by 2029, but questions about funding and implementation remain, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Giving incentives for good attendance, like class pizza parties, might not have the positive effect schools want, finds Mark Leswell, who offers an alternative

Schools need to be able to pay for attendance teams without ‘starving the classroom’, MAT leader warns

Covid inquiry hears how the closure of schools during the pandemic revealed the important part they play in protecting children

The proportion of students who say they would feel comfortable talking to an adult at school about their mental health has dropped, DfE survey shows

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats reject Sir Keir Starmer’s insistence that he invited political parties to collaborate on SEND reform

Government urged to ‘meet schools in the middle’ as unions highlight impact of poverty on learning

Schools disagree on whether the police should be called to every incident involving a knife, according to a government report

Government also says that Oak National Academy’s creation as an arm’s-length body has added a ‘degree of risk and uncertainty’ to domestic edtech market

Young people are turning to AI for comfort and reassurance – and this poses some major safeguarding risks that schools need to guard against, says this academic