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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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NASUWT to run ballot on industrial action over pay

NASUWT becomes the second teachers' union to announce that it is consulting its members about industrial action

Esports qualification is ‘stepping stone’ to lucrative industry

Esports course is 'first of its kind' in Scottish schools and aims to tap into the fast-growing gaming scene

School funding for car chargers to sell energy to drivers

The chargers can be used for staff and visitors, but the Department for Transport says they could also help schools generate revenue through sale to the public

DfE to launch Teacher Degree Apprenticeship pilot for maths

The education secretary says the move will 'broaden the pipeline' of recruits into the profession

MPs back persistent school absence bill

Measures will require councils in England to promote regular school attendance

Revealed: What to expect from new Sendco NPQ

DfE names providers that will be delivering the new Sendco national professional qualification from autumn this year

EYFS recruitment bonus ‘is a sticking plaster’

The government, launching plans to tackle staffing problems in early years, has been accused of lacking 'an effective workforce strategy'

DfE urged to rethink school transgender proposals

Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child 'with explicit consent' of the young person

Pisa: Most Scottish teenagers anxious about maths

Exam pressure and too much teaching to the test could be responsible for rising maths anxiety, says expert assessing figures obtained by 91¶¶Òõ Scotland

John Barneby on the rise of the ‘outsider’ trust CEO

The new CEO of Oasis Community Learning came up through the trust services route, not the school route. He tells Matilda Martin why he thinks more leaders with this background would be good news for the sector

Calls for clarity on pupil register removal rule

CST says 'complex debate' needed on the fairness of rules over register removals after Astrea says not all schools follow legal advice

Ofsted inspectors to complete training on small schools

Ofsted inspectors have to undergo new training on understanding small schools before being able to inspect settings with 150 or fewer pupils

SQA plays down impact of strike action on exams

Unite says strikes in February and other industrial action stretching into exams season will have 'major impact', but SQA accuses union of 'scaremongering'

Government ‘taking teachers for fools’ over class contact promise

Jenny Gilruth has been told ‘teachers are struggling’ and need the government to deliver on its 2021 pledge to cut class contact time by 90 minutes a week

Weekly round-up: Strike warnings and training reform

This week’s essential education news includes the NEU's plan to win support for teacher strike action and a major change to training and early career frameworks

Heads urge DfE to pause school Progress 8 scores

ASCL questions how the government can measure secondary school student progress without a baseline from primary

Ofsted: Alternative provision in ‘desperate need of reform’

AP is being used as a stopgap for shortcomings and a lack of places in the SEND system, major report warns

Ormiston appoints first national director for learning

Jennifer Barker will join Ormiston Academies Trust from the charity Ambition Institute

Archbishop scheme bids to help students ‘disagree well’

The Archbishop of Canterbury is to launch a programme to help secondary school students navigate a 'polarised world'

Schools wanted for ChatGPT teacher workload trial

EEF kicks off trial to see if ChatGPT can cut teachers' working hours but heads' leaders question focus on just one generative AI tool

MPs call for ‘realistic’ plan for SEND funding shortfall

Government should review the EHCP system and consider reforms to make the SEND support system sustainable, says MPs' report

NEU: Teacher anger must be ‘ramped up’ for strike ballot

Biggest teaching union plans to 'agitate' on teacher pay later this year

How much has been spent reviewing Scottish education?

There has been a ‘plethora’ of reviews of Scottish education in recent years – but how much have they cost?

Covid inquiry: Schools shut despite ‘unclear evidence’

John Swinney gives evidence to Covid inquiry, which hears that alternatives to closing Scottish school buildings in March 2020 were not considered