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Do schools have to report their strike plans to government? Are support staff taking part? Can heads force staff to cover classes? 91¶¶Òõ answers the 11 burning questions facing school leaders in the run-up to next week's strikes

Leaders are weighing up whether they can keep schools open during teacher strikes, telling the DfE it won't be like the pandemic when staff were keen to help

NAHT general secretary says the STRB process has 'failed' the education profession

A school leaders' union will now also be asking for an extension to the deadline

New figures show that more than 20 per cent of trusts awarded at least one staff member salary and pension package over £150,000 in 2020-21

The Scottish government is also expected to ‘lock’ the pupil-teacher ratio at current levels amid council proposals to cut teacher jobs

Shadow education secretary tells conference the party wants to 'smooth the differences' of a two-tier school system

The Welsh government and unions met yesterday but no deal was reached – and no further meetings are planned ahead of teacher walkouts next week

The timelines for the reform of Scottish qualifications will be realistic – but will also ensure ‘over time we continue to make progress’

DfE-appointed school improvement experts say they are not being given enough time to help schools rated 'requires improvement'

Watchdog publishes new guidance setting out how it will review AP from next month

School leaders warn that a shortage of specialist support is hampering their efforts to support pupils with mental health issues post-Covid

Leora Cruddas highlights concerns that new DFE ministers have still not said what parts of the Schools White Paper they intend to take forward

National professional qualification providers blamed the pandemic and the 'significant strain' it continues to place on the sector for the low take-up

Leaders advised they have no legal obligation to respond to a government email requesting information about school closures as teachers walk out next week

'It would not be acceptable to me or to the Scottish government to see teacher numbers fall,' says first minister Nicola Sturgeon

Pupils in the 'most effective' Reception classes can expect to earn between £2,000 and £7,500 more on average than their peers, research shows

The DfE's ambition for all schools to be in multi-academy trusts by 2030 could cause 'trust quality' issues, a new report warns

Teachers say lack of school readiness is a 'growing' problem, with staff having to spend time helping children with basic tasks like dressing and going to the toilet

Teaching unions call for 12 per cent pay award and say Northern Ireland's Department of Education 'needs to wake up'

Baroness Barran accused of leaving heads 'out in the ether' without official guidance on transgender issues

Support staff should not provide cover supervision for teachers on strike, says union, despite DfE guidance saying this is acceptable

Whether to music tuition, school swimming pools or even teacher numbers, education directors say councils are considering ‘previously unthinkable’ cuts

However, NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman said he does not know 'when that will be' and the union 'will wait to see how much progress is made first'