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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