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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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School guidance to tackle gender-based violence

New guidance will help schools to challenge 'societal views which normalise gender-based violence', says the Scottish government

School leaders call for ‘double digit’ pay rise for all teachers

England has the highest number of unfilled teaching posts in over a decade, warns the NAHT school leaders' union

Poorer pupils still behind on maths and reading after Covid

Think tank report shows it's 'abundantly clear that there needs to be continued investment in education recovery'

Spring Budget 2024: What do schools need?

School sector leaders are calling on the chancellor for extra funds to deal with spiralling SEND costs, the crumbling school estate and low minimum per-pupil funding

New music platform would ‘transform’ instrumental tuition

Online music service based on Welsh model would help teachers and boost pupil numbers, says Scottish Labour

Ballot opens over Welsh teacher pay, education funding and school year

Welsh government accused of having wrong priorities for education as it presses on with proposals to shorten summer holidays in shake-up of school calendars

EIS raises dispute over Glasgow teacher cuts

Loss of hundreds of teachers would lead to unsustainable workload and worsening of pupil behaviour, says union

Teacher pay: Heads’ ‘frustration’ over delays

A pay increase of 36.1 per cent for school leaders would be needed if teachers were to have the same purchasing power as 2010, union says

1 in 3 heads and teachers consider quitting

New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers

ECF: 1 in 5 new teachers not ready for workload

A significant number of tutors also believe the Early Career Framework has no impact on whether new teachers are likely to stay in the profession

Whitehall ‘must not dictate’ teacher training entitlement

Report will interrogate Labour's announcement that it would work with schools to deliver a 'teacher training entitlement' if elected

9 in 10 large MATs expect to grow by 2025

91¶¶Òõ reveals the multi-academy trusts planning to expand, consolidate or halt growth in the next two years

IFS: Schools need £700m more funding next year

To restore purchasing power lost since 2010, schools would need £3.2 billion in extra funding, the think tank warns

DfE urges lower teacher pay rise next year

The government has recommended teacher pay awards return to ‘a more sustainable level’ for 2024-25

Adnodd boss: Good resources will ‘help bring CfW to life’

The right resources will be crucial to helping teachers make a success of the new curriculum, says the chief executive of Wales’ new resources body

Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and absence crackdown

Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data

Teaching assistant pay: Unions call for 10% rise

Pay rise is essential for school support staff battling the cost-of-living crisis, real-terms pay cuts and increasing job stress, say unions

Assessment: Teachers face ‘significant AI burden’

Teachers need more support to identify 'undeclared' use of artificial intelligence in coursework, school and exam leaders warn

Some autistic pupils have to ‘fail’ to get support, MSPs told

Inquiry into additional support for learning hears of families who do not feel that their autistic child is included in mainstream school

NI schools ‘let down’ by new buildings funding withdrawal

Education minister Paul Givan seeks to reassure schools after accusing UK government of 'reneging' on a financial commitment to integrated schools

Speech and language therapists ‘should be in schools’

Speech and language therapists should be working in schools supporting teachers – not in clinics, says the head of the professional body for SLTs in Scotland

‘Increase’ in pupil suspensions and exclusions last term

FFT Education Datalab has issued a warning around the 'additional pressure' the increase could put on alternative provision 

‘Outdated’ facilities are harming learning, warn teachers

Survey findings reflect 'catastrophic underinvestment' in the school estate, according to heads' union

‘Most parents’ back Scotland’s LGBT-inclusive education

Now teaching unions are calling for ‘time, support and resources’ so schools can confidently bring LGBT-inclusive education into the curriculum