Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Friday
14th Mar 2025
Phillipson sets out four priorities for RISE teams
Speaking at the ASCL conference, the education secretary set out the priorities for the RISE teams’ universal support offer
Ofsted chief ‘saddened’ over report card response
The most vocal critics of Ofsted’s proposed new inspections want a ‘low-accountability system’ that isn’t possible, Sir Martyn Oliver tells ASCL conference
Phillipson: Schools need ‘old-fashioned graft’ to stop absence ‘damage’
The education secretary will also use her speech at ASCL’s annual conference to say she believes some schools are not doing enough to tackle attendance issues
Ofsted plans will ‘sledgehammer’ teacher recruitment, warns ASCL
Speaking to 91¶¶Òõ as ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted’s inspection changes and calls on the government to ‘show the money’ for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers
Tuesday
4th Mar 2025
Scottish behaviour plan isn’t working, say teachers
The number of students being physically abusive and violent in schools has increased over past year, teachers tell an NASUWT Scotland survey
More than 4 in 5 heads suffer abuse from parents
The NAHT warns that its members are facing increasing abuse including threats, online trolling, discrimination and violence