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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 ‘treating teachers with contempt’ over pay

NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach warns DfE that 'future industrial action cannot be ruled out'

Record number of pupils being taught in younger year group

Analysis shared with 91¶¶Òõ prompts call for government guidance on teaching pupils with SEND in a different year group to their age

Less than 1 in 3 schools offer core maths, Royal Society warns

Heads' leaders say schools do not have enough specialist teachers for core maths because of recruitment challenges and focus on GCSE resits

Schools call for Camhs waiting list targets

Teachers and schools must not be left ‘unsupported’ in protecting children’s mental health, warns report by state and private school leaders

Scotland curriculum update: Maths to be first priority

Education secretary also said today she would back headteachers who ban mobile phones in school

‘A lot of work to do’ on teacher supply, Hinds admits

Schools minister was questioned by MPs on teacher recruitment, retention, workload and flexible working

School attendance in Scotland drops to record low

New figures show lowest school attendance rate in Scotland since current form of records began in 2003-04

Teacher numbers fall in Scotland

The Scottish government has pledged to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026 but official figures have dropped for the second year in a row

Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’

The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth

GCSEs: ‘Stifling’ curriculum ‘overloads’ students, warn Lords

Ministers should scrap the EBacc and reduce student assessment, according to cross-party Lords committee

Teacher pay ‘must exceed 3.3% next year’, says expert

Schools will need more funding for teacher pay as average UK salaries are set to rise by more than previously forecast, expert warns

Ruth Perry: Heads’ leaders call for pause to Ofsted inspections

ASCL and NAHT say a pause would allow 'meaningful action to be taken' following the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry

Lee Wilson to be interim chief at Outwood Grange

The multi-academy trust's deputy chief executive is taking over from Sir Martyn Oliver, who leaves to become Ofsted chief inspector

Call for extended school day and extracurricular boost

Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be 'more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes', finds report

Schools with poorer pupils faced bigger spending cuts

Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis

Teacher CPD ‘vital’ in battle against climate change

Climate change and sustainability education is too often superficial, fragmented and focused on science and geography, finds report

Louise Hayward: Assessment review ‘not radical’

Education secretary has predicted a ‘radical shift in Scottish education’ – but reform report author insists there is nothing revolutionary about its proposals

Sister of Ruth Perry criticises Ofsted apology

Julia Waters said the response from the inspectorate to the inquest outcome was 'woefully inadequate'

Earmark funding for holiday pay claims, schools told

Planned legislation on staff holiday pay will save schools money but some will still be vulnerable to legal claims, lawyers warn

Spielman apologises to Ruth Perry’s family for distress of inspection

Ofsted chief reacts to a coroner's conclusion that an Ofsted inspection 'likely contributed' to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

FM accused of ‘destroying’ Scottish education after Pisa decline

Scotland’s Pisa results were ‘not good enough’, Humza Yousaf said today – but he cautioned against dismissing ‘the entirety of Scottish education’ based on them

NEU challenges Keegan over teacher pay ‘delays’

The NEU teachers' union calls on education secretary Gillian Keegan to urgently issue a remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body

NI leaders demand end of ‘chronic underfunding’

Pupils in Northern Ireland should be entitled to the same level of investment as those in England, Scotland or Wales, say seven key NI education leaders

Weekly round-up: Ruth Perry verdict and trainee shortage

This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees