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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