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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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Teacher strikes: Unions urge new pay talks after 6.5% leak

Heads' and teachers' unions call on DfE to publish pay review body award and detail whether it will be accepted and funded from September

Tackle ‘blame and shame’ of school exclusions, says RSA

Schools working more closely with health, care and social services to address pupils' mental health and wellbeing needs can help to reduce suspensions and exclusions, says report

GCSEs: Soaring food prices ‘likely’ to hit grades

Experts say eligibility criteria for free school meals needs ‘urgent review’ as students are going hungry

Oak’s UK restriction U-turn sparks fury

Oak National's decision to make all content free under government licence – and reverse earlier decision to restrict content to UK-only users – 'rides roughshod' over teacher and publisher views, says BESA

Commissioner tells DfE to fulfil pledge to create not-in-school register

Children's commissioner urges the government to ensure that children in care are attending 'good' or 'outstanding' schools every day

Violence in schools summit announced by education secretary

Rising concerns over behaviour in Scottish schools led to a debate in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon

Heads, governors and teachers to mass lobby MPs

ASCL, NAHT, NEU, NGA and Unison will lobby Parliament on Tuesday 20 June to protest the 'unprecedented crisis' facing schools

Gillian Hamilton on ‘leading Education Scotland to its end’

The Education Scotland interim chief executive says she wants ‘two outstanding organisations’ to emerge from Education Scotland reform

DfE to reveal school buildings at risk of collapse

Minister commits to publishing data on the condition of all school buildings after Labour urges the government to be upfront with parents about the risks of collapse

Ministers ‘absolutely not’ trying to ration EHCPs

Children's minister Claire Coutinho expects demand for education, health and care plans to drop as a result of government reforms, MPs have heard

DfE to fund half of catch-up tutoring costs next year

Government funding for the NTP catch-up tutoring scheme will be higher than expected – but less than school leaders say is needed

Safeguarding concerns rising, say 3 in 4 school staff

More guidance needed on how to deal with safeguarding issues such as sexual harassment and violence, 91¶¶Òõ survey suggests

Tackle violence in Scottish schools, say Tories

Conservatives' call for a plan to address violence in Scotland's schools comes amid fears teachers are facing an ‘aggression epidemic’

School support staff to vote on striking over pay

Teaching assistants among staff being balloted on strike action today by Unison over a flat rate £1,925 pay offer

Revealed: the schools getting urgent buildings cash

Hundreds fewer projects have been given the go-ahead by the DfE than in each of the previous three years, 91¶¶Òõ analysis finds

Ofsted told to declare ‘duty of care to teachers’

Leading doctor calls for action from Ofsted and an MPs' inquiry after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Scottish Parliament petition calls for educational resource on abortion

Petitioner says 'it is essential for all young people to receive medically accurate and health-focused education on abortion'

1 in 4 teachers face allegations from parents or pupils

Male teachers are more likely to have been the subject of a pupil allegation, findings show

Teacher pay: 6.5 per cent pay rise recommended by pay body

The independent School Teachers' Review Body says the profession needs the increase to keep it on a stable footing, according to reports

Call for careers teachers to inject ‘inspiration’ into curriculum

The secondary school curriculum is 'broken' and needs to be reformed to make careers education a mainstream feature, experts tell House of Lords committee

Teacher training: DfE calls for ITT provider partnerships with special schools

Leaders say the move could help teachers deal with the 'growing challenges' in mainstream after Covid

GCSEs 2023: Pearson sorry for history question error

Pearson Edexcel exam paper sat by students on Thursday stated the incorrect date of a historical text, with one candidate saying the mistake 'threw us completely off'

SEND reform: DfE secret sums ‘fuel hidden agenda fears’

Heads and SEND leaders hit out at government refusal to publish financial modelling impact of reforms

Take-up ‘barriers’ prompt Gibb to review heads’ coaching scheme

Just 289 newly appointed heads have taken up early headship support offer despite revamp