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School staff warn that staff absence levels are ‘unsustainable’ and ‘worse than ever’ as stretched budgets and a worsening recruitment crisis push workforce to the limit

Your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read content from the past week features the reaction to last week’s national teacher strike over pay, new DfE guidance on behaviour, and insights into the challenges in the academies sector

Teacher strike action in Wales planned for next week has been suspended so the NEU union can consult its members on a new pay offer

Half of secondaries are understaffed in physics and 32% report chemistry teacher shortages, finds report

EIS union announces strike action over teacher pay in the backyards of key political figures, as long-running dispute escalates

Just one in 10 Year 9 students attended school during last Wednesday’s teacher strike, new figures reveal

If exams are disrupted, the responsibility ‘rests solely with the Scottish government and Cosla’, says union boss

As teacher pay negotiations rumble on, headteacher and former NEU president Robin Bevan wonders if ministers truly understand the economic arguments at play and the long-term damage any misunderstandings could do

EIS union calls on first minister Nicola Sturgeon to intervene and break months-long impasse, with more strikes scheduled for the coming months

With the NEU saying that 300,000 teachers joined its first strike this week, will the government be willing to negotiate or should schools be planning for more disruption in March?

The Labour shadow schools minister explains why he believes the first teacher strikes are the culmination of 12 years of under-investment in education by the Conservative party – and why it shows change is needed

Your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read content from this week features in-depth coverage and analysis from the first teacher strike – including video interviews from staff on the picket lines – and all the reaction from across the country