General
Thursday
10th Apr 2025
More than half of secondary leaders made staff cuts this year
Many schools are ‘rapidly heading toward breaking point’, warns Sutton Trust as it releases new poll findings
Kebede: DfE should ban phones in schools to alleviate pressures
A national conversation about mobile phone use, online harm and the ‘damaging impact’ it has on young people is much needed, says NEU general secretary
Nearly a quarter of children spend over 4 hours a day on devices
A survey by the children’s commissioner also found that the majority of schools surveyed already have policies in place restricting mobile phone use
Tuesday
8th Apr 2025
NEU: Government doesn’t have ‘much choice’ but to increase pay offer
If next year’s teacher pay award does not take steps to address the recruitment and retention crisis, the system risks ‘grinding to a halt’, says NEU’s Daniel Kebede
State-private school partnerships ‘can struggle to reach pupils’
Research into the impact of partnerships between state and private schools recommends outreach activities to get children and families engaged
Friday
4th Apr 2025
Sir Andrew Carter to step down as trust CEO
Sir Andrew, who led the initial teacher training review in 2015, has been CEO of South Farnham Educational Trust for 13 years
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TKAT appoints Teach First boss as new CEO
Russell Hobby will take over at The Kemnal Academies Trust when Dr Karen Roberts steps down in the summer
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Northern Irish teachers accept 5.5% pay offer
Revised offer accepted by unions in Northern Ireland includes a pay rise, averts strikes and has secured an independent review on workload
Third of teenage girls ‘no longer feel safe in school’
Secondary students in England enjoy school less than their peers in other countries, UCL research shows
RISE ‘duplication’ fear as most ‘stuck’ schools improve after trust move
91¶¶Òõ’ findings show that RISE teams risk targeting schools that are already improving under new governance, trust leaders say
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