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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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Phillipson: More ‘transparency’ needed in regional ‘layer’
The shadow education secretary was speaking at the ASCL conference in Liverpool this morning
Barton: Government must make classrooms ‘fit for learning’
Geoff Barton uses last speech as ASCL leader to highlight the 'shocking' state of school buildings, along with the need for a curriculum review and better funding
Keegan would have ‘punched’ rude Ofsted inspectors
Schools and inspectors should show 'professionalism, courtesy, empathy and respect', says Ofsted chief in response to education secretary's comments
Leaders ‘queasy’ about relying on international recruitment
Recruiting teachers from other countries that need them, 'morally' doesn't 'feel like the right thing for us to be doing', says ASCL general secretary
Pepe Di’Iasio on funding, pay and ‘streamlining’ the middle tier
The incoming ASCL general secretary outlines his priorities for his tenure as the country enters a general election year and tells 91¶¶Òõ what he thinks the next government should focus on
Politicians ‘constantly running down schools’ undermines attendance drive
Some politicians and commentators are 'far too quick to take potshots at schools', ASCL's president John Camp will warn today
AQA delays rollout of digital languages exams
The reading and listening components of GCSE Italian and Polish will no longer be sat online from 2026, the exam board announces
Ofsted launches Big Listen on future of inspection
Watchdog could withhold 'inadequate' inspection judgement on schools that are only failing on safeguarding
SQA: Exam grading will take coursework return into account
The Scottish exams body also confirms that appeals will be free of charge this year and students will retain the right to appeal directly
Weekly round-up: Parent complaints ‘like the Wild West’
This week’s essential education news includes a 91¶¶Òõ investigation revealing the 'unmanageable' rise in parent complaints, and sector leaders' frustration over the Spring Budget
Teacher absence in Scotland hits highest level in over a decade
Last year, Scottish teachers took more than 380,000 sick days, with stress identified as the number one factor driving the rise
What Scottish literature should students in upper secondary study?
The SQA is asking teachers and secondary students for feedback on the Scottish set texts studied as part of National 5 and Higher English courses
Exclusions policy to be reviewed amid school violence
Scottish government promises review after being accused of a lack of action over the increase in dangerous behaviour in schools
Budget 2024: £105m for 15 new special free schools
Here's everything schools need to know about today's Budget announcement
School uniform price cap could be set in Northern Ireland
Education minister Paul Givan does not favour abolishing school uniform but wants it to be more affordable
Parental complaints: DfE told urgent change needed to help schools
The volume of complaints is 'not sustainable' and 'will have an impact on our ability to retain our leaders', warns CST chief Leora Cruddas
MAT leaders aim to stop ‘irreparable’ damage to small schools
The small school strategy group, formed of eight multi-academy trust CEOs, is working to help small schools find a compatible trust
Revealed: 8 in 10 school leaders see rise in vexatious complaints
91¶¶Òõ investigation uncovers a 'Wild West' parent complaints system pushing schools with stretched resources and stressed staff to the brink
Ministers challenged over ‘intolerable’ school violence
Scottish Conservatives will accuse SNP ministers of failing to take action when school violence is leaving teachers 'terrified to go to work'
‘Poverty of financial education in UK’, Martin Lewis warns MPs
Getting financial education onto the national curriculum in England a decade ago has been 'counterproductive', Commons Education Select Committee told
Ofsted: 8 concerns over English teaching
Watchdog says teaching of reading has improved but curricula for spoken and written language are less effective
Presumption of mainstream schooling for pupils with ASN is ‘wrong’, hear MSPs
There should be no 'default bias' in favour of educating pupils with additional needs in special or mainstream schools given that they can flourish in either, says ASN Tribunal
SQA dispute called off after pay offer accepted
Union had predicted ‘major impact’ on exams if industrial action by SQA staff continued through the spring – and warned today that 'tensions' remain
SEND: Hunt urged to increase funding for school places
In a letter seen by 91¶¶Òõ, the education committee chair writes to the chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget setting out the need for more funding for pupils with SEND