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No A-level results for 58,000 students who dropped out

Education secretary Lucy Powell prioritises tackling the Neet crisis and insists the newly announced technical education routes will not create a ‘two-tier system’

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Education Scotland boss to step down

Gayle Gorman says it is ‘the right time’ for her to move on before the creation of new education agency and inspection body

Budget snub could lead to heads’ union strike ballot

A union leader tells 91¶¶Òõ moving to a formal ballot is an option if there's no improved pay offer for teachers by next month's Budget

DfE seeks views on ‘reasonable force’ guidelines for schools

Consultation on how 'reasonable force, restraint and restrictive practices' are used in schools will influence changes to official guidance, says government

Unions: School buildings at risk of collapse must be made safe

Coalition of seven unions has written to education secretary Gillian Keegan demanding action

‘Inadequate’ Scottish teacher pay offer rejected outright

Scotland's largest teaching union said the offer was 'only a marginal improvement' and strike action will continue

What did Nicola Sturgeon say about education in her resignation speech?

Nicola Sturgeon began her time as first minister saying she wanted to be ‘judged’ on closing the attainment gap – but today, as she resigned, it barely got a mention

Teacher strikes: Further walkouts could be on the cards

NEU leader indicates more strike dates could be announced as latest talks end without a new pay offer being made

Teacher pay talks: Still ‘no new offer’ from DfE

One union leader warns that 'unless there is tangible progress' on pay it could lead to further strikes and balloting by other unions

Welsh teacher pay offer rejected

Teachers in Wales had been offered a 6.5% rise this year and a one-off payment – but NEU says offer ‘simply not good enough’

Unions do not expect to reach teacher pay deal today

Leader of the biggest teaching union says he doesn't have 'a great deal of expectation' going into today's pay talks with the education secretary

Teacher pay offer is a ‘tiny baby step’

A new teacher pay offer was put to unions in Scotland last night – but it falls short of the pay rise striking school staff were demanding

Oak seeks teachers to make lesson resources

But move by national quango has been criticised at a time when 'schools are finding it incredibly difficult to recruit and retain teachers'

Council bosses agree to offer teachers 11.5% rise over 2 years

Offer falls short of Scottish teaching unions' campaign for a 10% rise over one year

Pay talks: ‘Dithering’ will ‘deepen teachers’ anger’, Keegan warned

Teachers' unions are set to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan tomorrow morning as further strikes over pay loom

D&T ‘too focused on products that end up in landfill’

Call for more sustainable approach to design and technology backed by half of teachers, survey finds

Schools ‘short-changed’ by Turing exchange scheme

DfE is warned that fewer school students are getting the chance to study abroad after Brexit, as it opens applications for the Turing Scheme next year

New pay offer for Scottish teachers ‘in next few days’

Education secretary confirms new pay offer will be made to teachers in Scotland – but union warns that 'the figures have to be right'

Keegan repeats claim about teachers being ‘in the top earners’

Education secretary also reveals that the government would 'look at' the law on union members informing heads of their plan to take strike action

New Scottish teacher pay deal expected next week

The Scottish government is expected to sign off new money for an improved offer next week – but will it be sufficient to suspend strike action?

Teacher strikes: Unions to meet with Gillian Keegan next week

Union leader says 'there is still time to avoid the strikes' at the end of the month if the DfE comes up with a 'fully funded' pay proposal

Exams could be targeted by unions in next wave of action

The delivery of school qualifications relies on ‘teacher goodwill’ but that could be withdrawn if there is no movement on pay, says union boss

4 in 10 say staff absence worse than before pandemic

School staff warn that staff absence levels are 'unsustainable' and 'worse than ever' as stretched budgets and a worsening recruitment crisis push workforce to the limit

170,000 pupils missed more than half of sessions last term

Almost 5 per cent of students in Years 10 and 11 were 'severe absentees' in autumn 2022, according to new analysis

Consider mergers to maintain ‘viability’, private schools told

Senior private schools merging with prep schools, and teacher trainees completing their training at independent schools, would strengthen the sector, heads are told