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Next government ‘needs to fix systemic crises’ in schools

Unions set out their general election demands on teacher recruitment and retention, school buildings and provision for pupils with SEND

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Just 1 in 10 teachers say schools run for less than 32.5 hours a week

Teacher Tapp survey results show government crackdown on short weeks was an 'unnecessary distraction', say headteachers' leaders

Ofsted’s curriculum unit ‘scrapped’ and subject leads ‘sidelined’

Insiders say watchdog's expert subject leads are now focused mainly on routine school inspection and that Ofsted's big curriculum unit project has 'gone'

ISC: Biggest fall in independent school pupil numbers since 2011

The proportion of pupils at independent schools has fallen slightly, the Independent Schools Council report shows

MPs: DfE should ensure support staff pay rises are funded

A Commons Education Select Committee report into teacher shortages also calls on government to monitor the amount of flexible working schools offer

Is it time for Scotland to look again at Teach First?

A prominent SNP MSP thinks the fast-track teacher-training programme is a ‘potential solution’ to Scotland’s teacher recruitment and retention problems

Reliable wi-fi ‘essential’ to learning yet not a given in Scottish schools

'Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,' say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland

Two in five teachers report pupil attacks on staff

However, most teachers say they feel safe in school, according to a survey for the Youth Endowment Fund

Call to replace GCSEs with ‘digital Sats’

Government should also set goal to reduce curriculum content by 10% across all key stages, according to think tank

Schools face sex education age limit and gender theory ban

Schools told not to teach pupils any form of sex education until Year 5 and prevented from teaching the 'concept of gender identity' to all students

Take action over teacher job cuts, Gilruth told

The Scottish government has come under fire over its ‘abject failure’ to prioritise education – and was today told ‘fewer teachers will take us backwards’

34 academy trusts win share of £530m green building fund

Government announcement includes 47 building projects set to receive grants for work to reduce school energy bills and carbon emissions

Mainstream education ‘intolerable’ for children with ASN, find MSPs

Placements for student teachers in additional support needs bases and special schools are among the changes proposed by the Scottish Parliament's education committee

Managed moves ‘more than double’ over two years

Pupils involved are more likely to be disadvantaged and less likely to achieve grade 4 in GCSE English and maths, analysis finds

‘Glacial’ rollout of mental health support teams ‘unacceptable’, officials told

Scheme currently covers less than two-fifths of primary pupils, figures reveal

ESS faces CMA probe over ‘potential abuse of dominance’

The Competition and Markets Authority has received complaints suggesting the firm is making it difficult for schools to switch management information software providers