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NEU stands firm over strikes but Downing Street said there will be ‘no talks’ if next week’s strike action is not cancelled first

EIS teaching union says it is up to individual teachers if they want to be SQA markers, even though ‘targeting of SQA-related activity’ is ‘outwith the scope of the current industrial action’

Most academy trusts with 25 schools or more increased the salary band of their top earner last year, 91¶¶Òõ analysis reveals

The proposal comes after education secretary Gillian Keegan invited unions to new formal pay talks on the condition that next week’s teacher strikes are called off

Some teachers are turning to food banks and considering quitting to work in supermarkets, Scottish Parliament hears

The harm caused by ‘systematic underfunding’ in education over the past decade is ‘the real threat’ to children’s futures – not strike action, says union

There was a change of tone from the government in this week’s teacher pay talks, says ASCL leader Geoff Barton – but without a concrete offer, it’s hard to imagine future strikes will be averted

More than 4,000 former teacher trainees started repaying student loans before they had to, 91¶¶Òõ analysis reveals

Timetable for teacher pay recommendations has changed after DfE missed deadline

Your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes growing frustration over the government’s stance on teacher pay; ways to support students’ mental health; and how thousands of teachers are entitled to claim back student loans money

A union leader tells 91¶¶Òõ moving to a formal ballot is an option if there’s no improved pay offer for teachers by next month’s Budget

Scotland’s largest teaching union said the offer was ‘only a marginal improvement’ and strike action will continue