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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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COBIS refreshes accreditation standards with DEIJB focus

Organisation also offers more clarity to schools on what they should provide in submissions as part of update

Be ‘boy positive’ to tackle underachievement, schools told

More male teachers are needed to help address the gender attainment gap, says report

Lords vote against ending tax relief for private schools

Legislation would mean over 1,000 private schools would no longer be able to claim business rate tax relief

International schools advised to ditch ‘traditional’ EAL support models

Six EAL priorities have been identified in a paper that calls for languages to be ‘celebrated’

Are these the 5 essentials for every successful education intervention?

What works in one school may not work in another – but all successful interventions have five key elements in common, according to an Education Scotland strategic director

Schools face national insurance funding shortfalls of ‘up to 35%’

School leaders' union warns members are reporting that DfE funding announced yesterday will not cover in full increases in national insurance contributions

Teacher pay: £400m ‘headroom’ only covers part of rise, DfE admits

The DfE makes admission on teacher pay funding as it announces more than £1 billion to cover schools' increased national insurance contributions

SQA appoints headteacher to lead ‘schools unit’

The new role will help the body ‘reset relationships and rebuild trust’, says SQA’s new interim chief executive

Curriculum review interim report: all you need to know

The curriculum and assessment review's interim report highlights concerns with KS2 writing assessment, the Spag test and 'indefensible' outcomes for some GCSE resit students

Labour MPs block Tory bid to ban mobile phones in schools

Measures are already in place to allow schools to ban phones, says education minister

Monitor ‘invisible’ pupil moves, government told

It is 'not possible to assess which schools are inclusive' using official data, report warns

Stephen Morgan: DfE still ‘thinking through’ behaviour strategy

The education minister is 'concerned' by reports of poor behaviour in the classroom, he tells 91¶¶Òõ

Budget cuts and geography form ‘barriers’ to council support

The quality of support schools receive from local authorities is ‘variable’, say inspectors, although strengths include strategic leadership and collaboration between schools and councils

School absence a key driver of widening disadvantage gap, finds report

EPI research suggests that higher absence among disadvantaged 16-year-old students accounts for entire post-Covid increase in the gap

Francis: Curriculum content balance ‘hindering progress’ in some subjects

Curriculum and assessment review chair Professor Becky Francis tells ASCL conference that key stage and national assessments are ‘broadly working well’

ASCL chief: Schools left looking like ‘villains’ on pupil absence

Pepe Di'Iasio will use his speech at ASCL's conference today to address the issue of pupil absence and criticise Ofsted's proposals, calling for three inspection grades, not five

SEND: call for evidence on inclusive practice

DfE's inclusion group chair Tom Rees will lead programme calling for examples of schools running resource provision and SEN units, and using specialist learning assistants

Cheerleaders signal a problem with SQA exam venue rules

Last year Scottish students sat exams in five other countries via the ‘alternative venue’ process – but an update to this guidance is affecting young cheerleaders due to compete overseas

Phillipson sets out four priorities for RISE teams

Speaking at the ASCL conference, the education secretary set out the priorities for the RISE teams' universal support offer

Ofsted chief ‘saddened’ over report card response

The most vocal critics of Ofsted's proposed new inspections want a 'low-accountability system' that isn't possible, Sir Martyn Oliver tells ASCL conference

Social media being ‘weaponised’ against schools and teachers

ASCL president tells conference that tech billionaires should be forced to protect pupils from the dangers of their technology

Teacher retention payments miss schools in worst-hit areas

Extra payments are failing to reach some schools in areas where a significant amount of lessons are being taught by non-specialists, 91¶¶Òõ analysis finds

Ofsted plans will ‘sledgehammer’ teacher recruitment, warns ASCL

Speaking to 91¶¶Òõ as ASCL's annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di'Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted's inspection changes and calls on the government to 'show the money' for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers

Call for £150m arts fund to train primary teachers

Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report