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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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SEND: Ofsted urged to check if schools meet legal duties

The watchdog's focus on inclusion in schools under its proposed new inspection framework should be strengthened, MPs are told

Cam Academy Trust set to take on neighbouring trust’s schools

The Cam and ACES academy trusts announce a planned merger that would result in a 17-school MAT

Three-quarters of primary teachers report declining fine motor skills

Primary teachers have noticed a deterioration in pupils' ability to perform precise movements, such as holding a pencil or using scissors

Sats: Call to increase marks needed to hit expected standard in maths

Report calls for reform of maths Sats and GCSE and warns pupils are being rushed through a crowded curriculum

Ofsted consultation response ‘later than hoped’ but no plan to delay inspections

Staff have been told the inspectorate's response to its consultation will likely be later than it had planned but that it is not looking to delay its new inspections

KS2 Sats: Fivefold increase in use of transcribers

Data obtained by 91¶¶Òõ shows surge in access arrangements for KS2 Sats, fuelling concerns about a decline in pupils' handwriting and system’s susceptibility to abuse

Safeguarding code for international school recruitment launched

British International Schools Safeguarding Coalition issues framework for schools within seven associations to embed improved recruitment processes

Gilruth: ‘Fundamental shift’ in behaviour in schools since Covid

Advice on behaviour 'consequences' will be published before schools break up for the summer, education secretary promises

EIS to ballot members over teachers’ class-contact time

Policy viewed as key to reducing workload has seen 'absolutely no progress' in four years, says Scotland's biggest teaching union

James Noble-Rogers to step down from UCET

Mr Noble-Rogers has led the university teacher training organisation for more than two decades

Pay offer delay leaves Scottish teachers feeling ‘undervalued and ignored’

Class-contact time, recruitment crises and fear-inducing school inspections also set out as priorities for change by the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association

What GCSE uptake in special schools could tell us about inclusion

GCSE performance is increasing among special school students. Does this suggest more should be taught in mainstream?

Apprenticeships shortened to get teachers into classroom sooner

Postgraduate teaching apprenticeship courses will be reduced from 12 to nine months

Heads legally powerless to avoid Ofsted report card inspections

The NAHT has taken legal action against Ofsted's recent consultation. But, regardless of the outcome, schools will have to participate in inspections, say legal experts

More primaries take ‘far from perfect’ KS1 Sats

There has been a slight rise in primaries planning to run May key stage 1 Sats this year, despite copies no longer being sent automatically to schools

DfE reveals 215 ‘stuck’ schools getting RISE support

The schools that RISE advisers are giving targeted support to include 70 converter academies

FM’s attainment gap claim ‘should have been clearer’

UKSA points out that data cited at First Minister's Questions in February related to school leavers rather than attainment while at school

Progress scores have fallen in Priority Education Investment Areas

FFT Education Datalab found the average Progress 8 score in Priority Education Investment Areas was lower in 2024 than in 2022 when the scheme began

Concern over silence on Oak probe

An independent review into Oak National Academy was set to conclude in early 2025 but the DfE cannot say when it will be published or provide meeting details

Cut GCSE exam papers to boost wellbeing, suggests OCR chief

Exam board chiefs disagreed on the benefits of coursework when appearing in front of MPs this week

Teacher shortage ‘locks out’ poorest students from Stem A levels

Nearly a third of schools in the poorest areas can't offer computer science A level due to teacher shortages, research shows

DfE to set out costed SEND plan ‘within a year’

Government accepts recommendations for action on SEND from public spending watchdog but says it cannot commit to meeting deadlines

Keep AI away from early years, says digital learning expert

Human teachers must remain at the forefront of early education, as artificial intelligence could make mistakes when children are encountering 'key big ideas' for the first time, school leaders in Scotland told

Scottish first claimed as mobile phones locked away during lessons

Edinburgh schools' pilot project aims to ensure equity through a complete block on the use of phones in classes