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As student teachers prepare to head into Scottish schools, Colin McGill addresses some of their most pressing questions

Experts say scrapping controversial benefits limit would reduce child poverty but would not help the government achieve its school-readiness targets

Schools’ right to exclude should be maintained, but this should not distract from the need to tackle the lack of staff and other critical issues that affect behaviour, says Andrea Bradley

Dame Rachel de Souza calls for changes to the way referrals are overseen amid concerns that vulnerable pupils are more likely to face abuse at school

After Keir Starmer’s reshuffle, three new ministers joined the Department for Education. Find out who they are and what responsibilities they have

Think tank calls for ministers to make it clearer to headteachers that their school will be backed if they decide to exclude

Skills learned through performing music in school, such as confidence and collaboration, are valuable in a wide range of careers, new research shows

Some 36 per cent of secondary teachers report that a non-specialist is teaching children who have just moved up to their school, a Teacher Tapp poll for Tes shows

A new research project aims to understand the realities of school governance on the ground to help inform decision making – and you can help

The watchdog has urgent questions to answer about its ‘secure fit’ approach to grading schools under its new inspection system, warns school leaders’ union

Fewer than one in 10 disadvantaged high achievers in maths at primary go on to achieve at least a B at A level, UCL research shows

Falling pupil rolls mean many schools are expecting to cut provision, such as reducing their curriculum offer, NFER research finds