Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Friday
23rd Jan 2026
Leaders suffer ‘disturbing’ mistreatment, support service warns
School leaders are being set ‘undeliverable’ expectations, says Headrest, as it fields a big increase in calls
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Are schools being judged unfairly without Progress 8?
We’re now experiencing two years without the Progress 8 performance measure as a result of the cancellation of Sats during the pandemic. So, have the past warnings about a negative impact on schools come to pass? Kyle Tormey investigates
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Almost half of school leaders needed mental health support last year
A stressed, overworked and struggling workforce should be a major concern for government, union leader warns
Monday
19th Jan 2026
Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools
Ofsted will check mobile phone policies in every inspection, with schools expected to be ‘phone-free by default’
Gilruth calls for primary teachers to move to secondaries
Scotland’s education secretary ‘urgently’ wants to find ‘creative ways’ to encourage primary teachers to retrain for the secondary sector to help with staffing problems
Friday
16th Jan 2026
Teachers to be reballoted on strike action in Scotland
EIS members are to vote again on strike action over workload, with the teaching union hitting out at ‘restrictive’ laws that meant it failed to win a mandate from its initial ballot
Most schools ‘can’t afford the basics’
With the biggest teaching union due to hold a ballot on strike action, nearly three-quarters of members polled say their school cannot afford basic provision
Most senior Ofsted inspectors feel nervous to reveal role
Almost two-thirds of HMI are looking for a new job, and a further third admit they are not proud of their position, according to exclusive findings shared with 91¶¶Òõ
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