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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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OECD report to highlight RICs’ ‘strengths’
Scotland’s network of Regional Improvement Collaboratives is to have its funding cut, but a forthcoming OECD report is expected to recommend developing them further
Labour to push for not-in-school register
The legislation, if passed, would create a council-maintained register of children not on school rolls
Welsh heads face ‘terrible’ budget choices
Reducing staffing and learning support for pupils are among the cuts school leaders say they will have to make to fund the 2023-24 teacher pay deal, a new survey finds
9 in 10 parents say schools need more Stem teachers
Trainee maths and science teachers should be paid more, says Teach First chief in response to survey findings
Scottish teaching unions demand 6.5% rise
Unions say the ‘slightly above’ inflation claim for 2024-25 would be ‘a modest step towards restoring teachers’ pay’
Schools’ leaders sign Ofsted support pact
'Caversham Covenant' partnership launches today in Southampton as routine Ofsted inspections return
Sharp rise in staff mental health absence
The number of staff days lost due to mental ill health in schools and nurseries in Scotland has increased by more than 50 per cent
‘SEND pupils need more PE opportunities’
British Paralympic Association chief David Clarke says teachers need more time and funding to level up PE opportunities for pupils with SEND
NEU to launch fresh strike ballot
England’s biggest teaching union will begin an indicative ballot over possible strike action on pay and school funding
Strikes: Service-level rules could break law, DfE told
Confederation of School Trusts members have hit out at government proposals over legal and workload concerns
RAAC: School surveys ongoing, DfE admits
More complex assessment of hard-to-reach areas may still not be completed, the government says
Ofsted Ruth Perry coroner response: all you need to know
The watchdog has published its response to a coroner's warning that there was a risk of future deaths unless action was taken on school inspection
Independent probe into Ofsted Ruth Perry response
Ofsted is also launching a policy to pause school inspections if it is thought that a headteacher needs additional support
Weekly round-up: Tasks teachers shouldn’t do and the end of PRP
91¶¶Òõ' education news round-up this week includes a list of tasks teachers should not have to perform and the withdrawal of the performance-related pay requirement
Warning over Years 7 to 8 attendance drop
Key stage 3 differences in attendance were most pronounced for disadvantaged pupils or those with SEND, report finds
Scottish classrooms ‘becoming like pressure cookers’
Target dates are needed on key government promises around temporary teacher contracts, non-contact time, education reform and free breakfasts, says Labour
Schools at forefront of landmark NI strike action
Failure of teacher pay in Northern Ireland to keep pace with rest of UK has brought 'crisis' to the profession, say school leaders
40% persistently absent in some Welsh secondaries
An Estyn report on the secondary school attendance crisis in Wales says the level of variation between schools is a 'notable concern'
Boost grades at RAAC-hit schools by up to 10%, experts urge
Academics say a plan is needed for students who have faced the worst disruption owing to crumbling concrete in their school buildings
Cutting class-contact time ‘missing piece of jigsaw’, says Gilruth
More ‘time for teachers’ is key to tackling behaviour and poor attendance, says education secretary – but it won’t be delivered this year
Trusts alarmed at Keegan’s ‘change of tone’ on academies
Confederation of School Trusts seeks 'urgent clarification' over education secretary Gillian Keegan's comments about academisation
DfE’s new South West regional director named
Lucy Livings, deputy director of the South West's regions group, is set to replace Hannah Woodhouse
Under-threat NTP ‘boosted 400,000 grades’
It would be a 'national travesty' not to renew funding for the national tutoring scheme, a social mobility expert warns
School leaders demand ungraded inspections
Watchdog should put graded inspections on hold until it implements reforms and should also drop single-word judgements, an NAHT survey finds