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A recent report on teacher workload suggests changes to directed time rules. Yvonne Williams considers what other options there could be – and how feasible the idea really is

Education secretary responds to union letter that had called on the DfE to resume teacher pay negotiations and publish the leaked STRB report

Primary teacher Jamie Baptie moved from Scotland to New Zealand expecting an emphasis on work-life balance – but explains why he’s now coming back

Union says guidance is needed to prevent candidates from being unfairly penalised or discriminated against by schools carrying out online checks

Urgent action is needed to relieve the pressure on teachers as the profession is ‘on its knees’, hears annual gathering of Scotland’s biggest teaching union

EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley sets out the union’s priorities for year ahead, hailing the success of teacher pay campaign but urging members to be ready for more fights to come

Jack Worth from NFER examines the latest teacher workforce data to show why the government must resolve myriad issues for recruiting and retaining teachers – and quickly

A new US study has found that paying teachers a bonus based on pupil outcomes can have a huge impact – as well as significant implications for education systems worldwide

NEU joint general secretary Kevin Courtney says success of Scottish teacher pay campaign is spurring on industrial action south of the border and that UK government is ‘frightened’ of EIS

Education and Skills Funding Agency boss admits that the late teacher pay decision last year meant some academy trust budget forecasts were ‘not worth the paper they were written on’

This week’s round-up includes the promise of ‘immediate’ changes to Ofsted inspections, the worrying number of teachers leaving the profession, and a KCSIE update

Class sizes, ‘crippling’ teacher workload and uncertainty of education reform all highlighted by outgoing president of Scotland’s biggest teaching union