General
Thursday
5th Jun 2025
Gilruth told to act on violence before a teacher is killed
Education secretary asked if it will ‘take a teacher being murdered at work’ to see ‘real action to protect staff from violence and aggression in schools’
Secondary teachers move closer to striking over contact time
Teachers in Scotland have lost patience over the slow progress on cutting class-contact time by 90 minutes a week, says SSTA
Primary schools not included in DfE’s 6,500 new teacher target
Government confirms its target will only be based on teachers in secondaries, special schools and colleges
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Five key challenges for schools on international teacher recruitment
The DfE has commissioned research into international teachers and trainees to understand barriers to recruitment and retention
Curriculum fuels pupil ‘engagement crisis’, warns Lift CEO
Becks Boomer-Clark tells Lords that students are ‘voting with their feet’ because school ‘does not match their needs’
‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that drives women from teaching
Women at either end of their teaching careers are being compelled to quit the profession in record numbers, says president of Scotland’s largest teaching union
‘Rebuild and transform ASN provision,’ says union
The call comes on the back of a survey that finds few teachers believe ASN pupils consistently receive the support they need
Academies now outnumber LA schools
The DfE has published its latest census data on schools and pupil characteristics. Here is everything you need to know
National Institute of Teaching gains power to award PGCEs
NIoT can now offer postgraduate qualifications without being validated by its partner university
Wednesday
4th Jun 2025
Free school meals expanded - but no extra pupil premium cash
DfE lifts the £7,400 income cap for accessing FSM – but this won’t result in more pupil premium cash for schools and it is unclear how many extra pupils will benefit
Phillipson: Leaders have ‘responsibility’ to boost attendance
Education secretary tells school leaders in Birmingham she wants more progress on pupil absence