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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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Revealed: how RISE money is being spent

Nearly £19 million has already been spent on the government's school improvement plan – but there are concerns over where the rest will come from

Call for new national definition of special schools and AP

Children's commissioner report also calls for alternative provision sector to be renamed to give public better understanding of its work

What do alternative provision leaders want from the White Paper?

AP doesn't just need to be expanded – it needs to be refocused, say leaders ahead of upcoming reforms

Almost 40% of mat leave returners leave teaching within 4 years

The first year following return from maternity leave carries greatest risk of attrition, according to data from a charity for parent-educators

DfE to ‘cap profits’ of supply teacher agencies in savings drive

Schools will be expected to use a new government-backed framework for hiring supply teachers, department says

Lowered secondary teacher recruitment target is still missed

While primary has exceeded its goal for postgraduate teacher recruitment, secondary is still below the target, government data shows

Oracy opportunities and confidence decline in KS3, report finds

National Literacy Trust report also finds that expressing feelings becomes more difficult in the early part of secondary school

Getting accountability right is ‘key’ to SEND reforms, says minister

Schools minister Georgia Gould was taking part in the first public online event in a series discussing the government's planned SEND reforms

MPs grill Phillipson on SEND, phones and Ofsted

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson faces Commons Education Select Committee after government Budget sparks SEND controversy

Ofsted chief’s warning over ‘scandal’ of children missing education

Sir Martyn Oliver hopes the watchdog's new inspection framework will result in a 'system-wide behaviour shift on inclusion'

Most schools taking steps to be LGBT+ inclusive, poll finds

However, a union leader warned that there is still more to do to ensure all schools are promoting an inclusive environment

SEND: Gould to hear public’s view on national support framework

Schools minister Georgia Gould will hold a series of face-to-face public events about DfE's planned reforms

Social media use in pre-school children ‘deeply alarming’

Former education minister's comments come after research from Centre for Social Justice suggests more than 800,000 children aged 3 to 5 have used social media

Over a quarter of students ‘not very motivated’ to learn, DfE finds

Just under seven in 10 secondary students surveyed said they felt they belonged in school, prompting concerns about impact on life after school

NEU to hold indicative ballot over potential strike

The teaching union warns it will take 'whatever action necessary' in face of school funding pressures

Training alone will not solve SEND crisis, ITT providers warn

Teacher trainers say they do not have enough time to cover the breadth of special educational needs and disabilities in initial teacher training

Assistive tech use grows - but many teachers remain untrained

Schools are also restricting pupils' use of artificial intelligence for homework and live lessons, research finds

RE’s path to national curriculum hits ‘really big’ staffing hurdles

'Postcode lottery' of provision must also be addressed if curriculum review's aim for RE to become part of national curriculum is to be realised, says subject body

Warning over ‘unchecked’ safeguarding audits

Trust leaders tell 91¶¶Òõ that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is 'like marking your own homework', and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff

Parent allegations against teachers rise by a third

Research showing an increase in allegations highlights a 'fraying of relationships' between families and schools, warns parents' charity

School staff shortages ‘harming pupils’ education and safety’

Support staff union warns that shortages are 'unsustainable', with three in five staff reporting having fewer colleagues than a year ago

Most students see phones being used in class against school rules

DfE survey finds more than half of secondary school students saw mobile phones being used when not allowed at least some of the time

MAT to pilot later starts as part of KS3 ‘revolution’

Lift Schools and Reach Foundation launch a programme to tackle disengagement in Years 7 to 9, including testing out a later start to the school day

3 ways government could reform SEND funding, according to IFS

With SEND spending set to be absorbed by central government, the Institute for Fiscal Studies sets out where the money could come from