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But heads’ union says there should be no Ofsted school inspections at all during weeks in which there are strikes

SSTA union accuses the government and local authorities of ‘inaction’ as teachers continue to wait for a breakthrough in pay dispute, months after their previous offer

Teaching union announces more strike dates after no new pay offer is made, nearly two months after historic national teacher strike

Schools minister says the government is willing to negotiate but warns against ‘inflation-busting’ teacher pay settlements

Leaders have said they will ‘do all we can to keep schools open’ but DfE guidance is ‘practically unworkable’ and some strike day closures are ‘inevitable’

Sam Freedman explains why the move to strike action is the logical result of a sector stretched to almost breaking point – which may lead to drastic actions by a government seemingly unwilling to budge

NAHT issues legal advice to members including what to do if non-NEU member staff don’t want to cross picket lines and the use of volunteers to cover lessons

Don’t miss your round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the announcement of teacher strikes and what this industrial action will mean for individual teachers and schools

In a sample extract from the second edition of The State of Independence, Jonathan Simons proposes other ways private schools could make themselves accessible beyond simply offering financial assistance to families

Councils say they are being told to use cash earmarked for additional teachers and support staff to fund the 2021-22 teacher pay award

Education secretary said schools need to be kept open for vulnerable pupils ‘in particular’ as the largest teaching union announced 7 days of strike action

Schools should prioritise exam students, vulnerable children and pupils with key worker parents, Department for Education guidance states