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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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Ofsted is rewriting its report card inspection toolkits

91¶¶Òõ understands the inspectorate is carrying out a 'substantial' rewrite of inspection toolkits it will use to grade schools in new inspections

Julian Drinkall steps down from GLF with ‘immediate effect’

The chief of the 43-school trust has left his post by 'mutual agreement' with GLF

DfE criticism of new special schools ‘appalling’, say leaders

Special-school leaders warn they are facing a 'crisis', with demand for places far outstripping supply, in response to government submission to SEND inquiry

GEMS sets out major AI push across teacher training and curricula

International schools group to introduce subject-specific 'AI agents' in classrooms, to help with instruction, assessment and lesson planning

DfE bosses grilled on 6,500 new teachers pledge

Permanent secretary says there is no 'baseline' yet to measure progress towards the recruitment target – but details will be set out after the spending review

Private school pupils fall but bursaries increase

With the independent sector hit by Labour's introduction of VAT on fees, bursary funding is at a record high, according to ISC research

School engagement plummets in Year 7, research finds

Separate studies warn that students' enjoyment of lessons drops, and stress levels rise, after moving to secondary school

Two trusts propose merger to create 25-school MAT

If the plan is approved, the Compass Partnership of Schools and Eko Trust could merge early next year

Third of school staff say safeguarding training ‘inadequate’

91¶¶Òõ Safeguarding Report 2025 reveals that school staff see the monitoring of online behaviour outside of school as the biggest challenge

Breakfast club schools dilute juice and avoid fruit as funds fall short

Many schools involved in the pilot scheme for free breakfast clubs are worried about not having enough funding to support pupils with SEND, a 91¶¶Òõ survey reveals

Tom Bennett to apply to be DfE’s new behaviour ambassador

The former government behaviour adviser and lead of the behaviour hubs programme is set to reapply for the renamed behaviour hub 'ambassador' position

Government told to ‘trust the profession’ on teacher training

Experts have their say on the government's approach to initial teacher training, CPD and the Early Career Framework at the Schools and Academies Show

DfE: Previous government sent mixed messages on inclusion

Department claims that under the Conservatives it created special-school places for pupils who could have been educated in mainstream schools

Most primary subject leads not offered TLR payments

Unpaid subject leadership is likely to become more common with schools under increasing financial pressure, leaders warn

DfE sets out mental health, behaviour and attendance plans

Expansion of mental health support in schools announced alongside the launch of 90 attendance and behaviour hubs

Use AI cameras to invigilate GCSEs, says exam board chief

AQA chief executive also tells 91¶¶Òõ that digital exams in a major subject may not be ready until at least 2035

Scottish government backs call for review of mainstreaming policy

Opposition MSPs welcome the move but emphasise that any review must focus on ‘actions and solutions’

Funding crisis ‘could leave schools unable to open’

Schools are in danger of reaching the point where cuts to staff mean that opening their gates poses health and safety risks, leaders warn

DfE considering if EHCPs are ‘right vehicle’

SEND adviser Dame Christine Lenehan says new reforms will change the 'bureaucratic nightmare' that the system has become

Primary school leaders’ body the AHDS to expand top team

The AHDS is looking to appoint a deputy general secretary for the first time in its history, as its membership of primary school leaders doubles

School job cuts ‘shouldn’t be a shock’, says Harris chief

Sir Dan Moynihan defends his trust's plan to make more than 40 staff redundant, warning that the government not funding teacher pay rises will be 'catastrophic' for schools

10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND

DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years

‘Urgent’ call for clarity on single-sex spaces in Scottish schools

The Scottish government should immediately withdraw its 'out of date' guidance for schools and issue new guidance in the wake of Supreme Court ruling, says SSTA

4 in 5 teachers warn government will miss ‘school-ready’ target

A lack of affordable childcare is contributing to the problem of children starting Reception without being ready for school, a poll suggests