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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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Phillipson dismisses Conservative call for school phone ban law

Education secretary calls the proposals a ‘headline-grabbing gimmick’

Former No 10 adviser leads campaign against ‘risky’ schools bill

The New Schools Network has appointed an ex-Downing Street and DfE special adviser as its director to fight for academy freedoms and free schools

43-school MAT starts pooling academies’ reserves

GLF Schools says its £13.9m reserves provide 'resilience' in case government funding doesn't cover pay rises or other costs

Teacher numbers deal opens ‘backdoor avenues’ for cutting posts

Consideration of ‘exceptional circumstances’ – like falling rolls and cuts to attainment challenge funding – ‘undermines credibility’ of new deal, say campaigners

Leaders challenged to create school cultures where all pupils belong

CST chief executive Leora Cruddas warns that the school system is not working as well as it should for some pupils with SEND

Parents warned of ‘significant barrier’ to home education in Scotland

Some SQA qualifications may not be available to home-educated young people because they include internal assessment, says new Scottish government guidance

Breakfast clubs won’t improve attendance, say most heads

Teachers' and leaders' doubts about the government's plan for free breakfast clubs in all primary schools have been revealed by a new poll

Should leaders run two academy trusts at once?

91¶¶Òõ has identified 14 chief executives leading two trusts simultaneously, sometimes pre-merger. So, what are the risks – and benefits – of this?

MAT makes £1.2m from ‘credit sweeping’

Northern Education Trust's approach shows MATs with big cash balances are 'becoming more creative' with finances, says expert

Persistent absence is coming down

But the number of pupils absent in the first week of this term was greater than last year, raising concerns that parent fines are not having the desired effect

DfE names 19 inclusion advisers

The experts will work across two groups on plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive

Getting maths curriculum right ‘needs wisdom of the entire system’

The ‘vagueness’ of the current maths curriculum must be addressed, says the Scottish government’s specialist adviser – but he has no plans for ‘sweeping' changes to content

Headteachers voice support for ‘imperfect’ schools bill

The Headteachers' Roundtable 'strongly refutes' several criticisms of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill published in the national press

Inclusion is not about ‘dumbing down’, says DfE adviser

'Generic' policy on SEND support risks exposing pupils to 'inappropriate practice', warns the government's inclusion lead

History teachers give ‘damning’ evidence in row over SQA grading

The drop in the Higher history pass rate has led to ‘anger’, ‘anxiety’ and loss of confidence among teachers, who say their concerns are being ‘brushed under the carpet’ by the awards body

PSE must address boys’ ‘hate’ towards girls, MSPs told

New guidance for Scottish schools on teaching around consent will be finalised 'in the coming weeks'

Safeguarding action ends too soon, heads’ leader tells MPs

Even when school safeguarding concerns result in an intervention, this can end too soon, requiring repeated referrals, the education committee heard

School maintenance backlog stands at £13.8bn, says watchdog

But the National Audit Office reveals the true cost of repairs and replacements in the school estate could be ‘substantially higher’

Mandatory assistive tech training for all new teachers from 2025

The education secretary will set out the Department for Education's plans for edtech in a speech at the Bett show

Government to amend schools bill to clarify teacher pay

Trust leaders had raised concerns that the current wording of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill suggested academies would lose pay freedoms

Schools bill: Experts tell MPs what changes are needed

MPs on the committee scrutinising the government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill heard from sector leaders today

Dame Alison Peacock: State schools ‘self-impose’ accountability

Chartered College of Teaching boss says the independent school sector has 'a lot to teach the state sector' in how to help pupils 'flourish'

Heads’ union ‘not convinced’ schools bill rules out pay ceiling

ASCL wants an amendment to the government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to avoid setting limits on teacher pay and conditions

Measure pupil wellbeing, DfE told

But including pupil wellbeing in school accountability measures is 'fraught with dangers', headteachers' leader warns