Secondary

One in six secondary students has missed school at least once because they did not have something they needed, polling shows

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Separate studies warn that students’ enjoyment of lessons drops, and stress levels rise, after moving to secondary school

Advice on behaviour ‘consequences’ will be published before schools break up for the summer, education secretary promises

Class-contact time, recruitment crises and fear-inducing school inspections also set out as priorities for change by the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association

Exam board chiefs disagreed on the benefits of coursework when appearing in front of MPs this week

Nearly a third of schools in the poorest areas can’t offer computer science A level due to teacher shortages, research shows

Edinburgh schools’ pilot project aims to ensure equity through a complete block on the use of phones in classes

GCSE students in two regions will access their results digitally this summer as part of a new ‘education record’ that is being piloted

Government says £8.2m will help more than 7,000 pupils to study maths at A level and get into AI-related jobs

The proportion of exam markers graded A for their marking of some of the most popular Higher subjects ranged from 97 per cent to just 38 per cent last year, Tes analysis shows

‘More and more’ pupils with additional support needs are being placed in mainstream classes despite cuts to specialist staff, says president of Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association