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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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DfE to miss teacher pay deadline
Delay comes after teaching unions the NEU and NASUWT said they would ballot members for industrial action over teacher pay again this year
New legal duty for schools to report child sexual abuse
Headteachers' leader voices concern about the capacity of social care and the police to help children if there is an increase in referrals
Futura Learning Partnership appoints next CEO
Gary Schlick, current deputy CEO of the 27-school multi-academy trust, will take up the top job in September
De Souza wants to check every school’s approach to phones
The children's commissioner told Commons Education Select Committee MPs today that she would like to get a national picture of how schools restrict mobile use
Business leader exodus a ‘real risk’ for schools
An ASCL poll has found that 50 per cent of school business leaders are considering leaving their role in the next three years
Teachers ‘suffer broken bones’ as pupil violence rises
The increase in violent behaviour in Scottish schools has also left some staff suffering PTSD, warns EIS union
‘Majority of parents’ want all primary pupils to get free meals
The survey findings come after free school meals were extended to every primary school pupil in London for a second year
Cosla: Ring-fencing funding for teachers means deeper cuts elsewhere
Services such as social work, libraries and youth work will suffer if the Scottish government pushes ahead with plans to ring-fence £145.5m for school staff, say councils
DfE rejects calls to scrap EBacc and reform Progress 8
The government turns down recommendations for 11-16 changes made by a House of Lords committee
‘Zero tolerance’ on school violence promised by Scottish Labour
Teachers need better guidance on dealing with violence in school, as well as confidence that incidents of concerning behaviour will be addressed properly, says Pam Duncan-Glancy
GCSEs: Former education secretary to review reducing exam burden
Charles Clarke will chair a review of secondary education for OCR, which will publish policy proposals in the summer
Schools should ban mobile phone use, says new guidance
Guidance says school behaviour policies should make it clear that pupils can be searched for mobile phones and similar devices
Scotland ‘less proactive’ in cutting teacher workload
Teacher workload is highlighted as a major concern during a teaching union event at the Scottish Labour conference
Schools face ‘crossing red lines’ with budget cuts
Half of school business professionals warn their school is set to run out of money within three years
Film set to become discrete subject in Scottish schools
Plan to make film and screen education available to every pupil in every school 'could make Scottish kids among the most cineliterate in the world'
Revealed: The ‘sickening’ rise in supply costs hitting schools
Supply spend is rising across the schools system, with leaders citing the growing support needs of pupils, teacher shortages and higher supply prices as cost drivers
Ofsted and Ofqual asked for plans to deal with AI
Ministers tell inspectorate and exams watchdog to assess the risks that the abuse of artificial intelligence poses to their sector
Weekly round-up: The research drive to help teachers
This week’s essential education news includes the launch of a five-year research project to identify best teaching practice and women in schools being denied flexible working
GCSE resits: Minimum teaching time rules criticised by school leaders
Schools and colleges that do not meet minimum teaching hours for maths and English GCSE resit students will face funding cuts
No fines for councils over drop in teacher numbers
But education secretary says Scottish councils will face stricter teacher targets next year and threatens to enshrine in law the hours that pupils spend in class
Schools ‘reject 1 in 3 flexible working requests from women’
Public sector employers are being 'inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative' in response to requests for flexible working, says Unison
Extending the school day ‘could cut absence’
Lengthen the school day to help disadvantaged pupils, says report – but leaders warn that this would require significant extra funding
School uniforms can ‘restrict’ girls’ activity, research finds
Uniforms can lead to 'greater gender inequalities' in physical activity among primary school-aged children, finds University of Cambridge study
Scottish curriculum could be reviewed ‘every 10 years’
The goal is to ensure Curriculum for Excellence remains ‘fit for purpose’ – views would be sought in an exercise similar to the recent 'national discussion' on Scottish education