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Most teachers to pay less into their pension under new plans
DfE launches consultation on cutting employee contribution rates for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme across most salary bands
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Revealed: Ofsted’s RE teaching concerns
Watchdog calls on government to urgently update RE teaching guidance and warns 'significant' number of schools are not meeting statutory duty
Nicola Killean: Young people not raising behaviour as issue
But children ‘always’ want to talk about education – and ensuring they are heard on reform will be an early focus, says Scottish children's commissioner
Jenny Gilruth: ‘Curriculum for Excellence is working’
Education secretary defends Scottish curriculum, a day after 91¶¶Òõ Scotland reports on research concerns over a 'lack of clarity' in CfE
GCSEs: More than a quarter of Year 11s persistently absent
Nearly half of disadvantaged Year 11 students have missed 10 per cent or more school sessions so far this year, FFT data reveals
NI ‘early years communication crisis’ highlighted
More children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy per head of the population than anywhere else in the UK, ministers told
Trust leaders push for major funding reform
The CST's proposals include a new funding formula covering minimum operating costs for all schools, including SEND and AP provision
Schools now ‘biggest source of food aid’ for families
One in five schools is now running a food bank, says report warning that policymakers are unaware of the scale of child hunger
Capita loses £180m Sats contract to Pearson
The decision to award the primary assessment contract to Pearson follows a delay to Sats marking last year that led to Capita issuing an apology
CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’
Pilot reviews of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence identify ‘need to clarify the way that knowledge is covered’
Michaela wins High Court case over prayer ban
School run by 'Britain's strictest head' wins court case brought by a Muslim student against its policy on prayer rituals
Larger MATs have ‘highest teacher turnover’
EPI produces major report assessing performance of different types of school groups
Only 1% of primary teachers say pupils have financial skills
Financial education should be a statutory part of the primary curriculum, says Social Market Foundation report
Sir Paul Marshall steps down as Ark Schools chair
It was reported earlier this year that Sir Paul had been engaging with far-right statements on social media
We need a teacher ‘propaganda parade’, says Carter
Former government adviser urges those working in teaching to 'put up some banners about how great it is' to help tackle recruitment problems
1 in 10 pupils excluded at primary ‘pass’ GCSE English and maths
Research by children's charity Chance UK found primary school exclusions to be almost exclusively pupils with SEND
3 in 10 parents say school cuts hitting child’s education
Most parents would rather see school funding increased than have their taxes cut, a Parentkind poll shows
Trans students’ attainment ‘limited’ by discrimination
Bullying and discrimination are leaving trans students ‘unable to concentrate’ in class and causing some to drop out of school altogether, research warns
Most teachers running key stage 1 Sats this year
Primary teachers are still choosing for KS1 Sats to go ahead to benchmark pupils despite the government tests now being optional
DfE could spend £9m on cost-cutting advisers for schools
The DfE is offering a multi-million-pound contract to supply school resource management advisers – but doubts have been raised about the SRMA cost-cutting scheme
Make climate change a compulsory subject, says panel
The Scottish Parliament's Climate Change People’s Panel is calling for every pupil to have ‘a basic understanding of climate change’
Schools face £1bn funding hit from falling pupil rolls
Hits to primary and secondary funding streams could force school mergers or closures, Education Policy Institute research suggests
Wales: Review calls for ‘single pay scale’ and cap on teaching hours
It also recommends Welsh headteachers earn at least £61,547 – but government warns ‘affordability’ will be key consideration when it comes to implementation
Half of students ‘disadvantaged’ on work experience
Many state school students don't have access to work experience – and this is a barrier to entry into top universities, report warns
Centre of Teaching Excellence ‘should be renamed’
In response to the SNP government's plan for a Centre of Teaching Excellence, secondary heads warn ‘excellence’ is ‘a tarnished word’ in Scottish education