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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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Students to get GCSE results via app under DfE trial
GCSE students in two regions will access their results digitally this summer as part of a new 'education record' that is being piloted
Maths funding to target girls at disadvantaged schools
Government says £8.2m will help more than 7,000 pupils to study maths at A level and get into AI-related jobs
Heads vote to open way for academies to rejoin LAs
NAHT national executive talks up a mandate to 'lobby government for a system that suits the needs of schools'
NAHT to take Ofsted to court over school report cards
School leaders' union issues a claim for a judicial review against Ofsted in response to its proposed changes to the inspection system
Call for consistent approach to security in Scottish schools
School security 'varies considerably' across the country for a variety of reasons, the NASUWT teaching union will say today
International schools group expands portfolio in Latin America
Nord Anglia makes first venture into Uruguay in latest example of consolidation in the international schools sector
‘Distributed leadership’ is good for schools - and democracy
Even in education, ‘attitudes that validate authoritarian leaders are a threat to the democratic ideal’, says new report looking at school leadership in Latin America
Teachers urged to take on economics alongside core subjects
Bank of England launches training scheme as FFT analysis shows extreme differences in take-up of economics across the country
Most school leaders ‘struggling’ to support pupils with SEND
Headteachers say pupils with SEND who should be taught in specialist provision have to remain in mainstream schools because of a lack of places
Revealed: The SQA’s grades for teachers who mark exams
The proportion of exam markers graded A for their marking of some of the most popular Higher subjects ranged from 97 per cent to just 38 per cent last year, 91¶¶Òõ analysis shows
RISE teams: Trust leaders voice transparency concerns
Academy trust leaders tell 91¶¶Òõ that it's not clear how support for struggling schools will be procured under the government scheme
Heads demand clarity on the legal right to seclude pupils
School leaders voice fears over changes to government guidance on the use of restraint, warning that they could lead to the unfair treatment of pupils with SEND
Heads forced to ‘lobby’ for specialist provision in early years
Despite young pupils' increasingly complex needs, leaders fear there is too little focus on getting them the right support
Far right fuelling violence in Scottish schools, warns union
Racist, misogynistic and anti-immigrant rhetoric in schools is being fuelled by social media, new NASUWT Scotland president will say today
NAHT leader urges Oliver to scrap inspection plans
Union's general secretary calls for an Ofsted system that 'doesn’t pile additional pressure onto an already stretched profession'
‘Devastating’ cuts threaten inclusion, warns new NAHT president
Incoming president of school leaders' union says there will be 'absolute uproar' if Ofsted does not substantially change its proposals for inspection reform
1 in 8 secondary teachers reports student sexual assault
Every secondary school should have a dedicated lead for preventing violence against women and girls, says the Youth Endowment Fund
Legal action over equality in teacher misconduct cases
Unions seek a judicial review over fears that Black and minority ethnic teachers could be overrepresented in referrals to the Teaching Regulation Agency
DfE appoints advisers to tackle breakfast club ‘challenges’
Contracts for advisers to help schools deliver the government's flagship policy are worth up to £44,000
Senior leaders aspiring to headship falls to record low
Almost half of heads say they need mental health support, and a third are already receiving support, finds survey
Labour’s 6,500 new teachers pledge ‘could still leave shortages’
Public spending watchdog calls on the government to publish a delivery plan for fulfilling its pledge to recruit thousands more teachers
ASN ‘crisis’ leaving school staff ‘overwhelmed’, warns SSTA
'More and more' pupils with additional support needs are being placed in mainstream classes despite cuts to specialist staff, says president of Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
Teacher training recruitment target cut by 19%
Falling pupil rolls and better teacher retention forecasts have led to a reduction in the number of recruits needed, DfE says
Disadvantaged schools have ‘substantial’ staff experience gap
Secondary schools in deprived areas also see notably higher teacher turnover, says Education Policy Institute research