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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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Biggest primary trust posts £1.1m deficit

REAch2, which runs 62 primary schools, also highlights a rise in 'high-level' behaviour incidents – including staff injuries – in its latest financial accounts

Ban mobile phones in Scottish schools, say Tories

A ban would help to address violence and disruption in classrooms, the party argues, as it accuses the Scottish government of failing to get a grip on behaviour in schools

Call for ‘content clarity’ in Scottish curriculum

All pupils in Scotland should experience the same knowledge, skills and experiences ‘regardless of the school they attend’, argues a new paper

Expansion of major MAT referred to ministers

Plans for Delta Academies Trust to take on six schools run by a coastal trust have been sent to the education secretary for a decision

Most school budgets will fall short in 2025-26, unions find

School Cuts coalition's analysis shows 94% of secondary schools and 76% of primaries are not on course to meet rising costs

Give private schools public funds to widen access, says commission

Pupil premium funding could be given to private schools that take on more disadvantaged pupils, says commission funded by the independent sector

Should children spend more time in school?

Scottish pupils generally receive 950 learning hours in primary and 1,045 in secondary – but a survey finds a ‘range of views’ on these norms and a 'prevalent theme' that there are not enough hours

Rob Haring to step down as CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust

Having led the 31-school trust since its inception in 2011, Rob Haring will retire at the end of December

Revealed: Ministers’ ‘staggering’ absence from SEND schools

SEND minister visited no special schools in the four months after the election – amid concern that specialist expertise is being overlooked

Lack of trust in Ofsted ‘almost irreversible’

Headteachers' support service warns that it is still receiving 'traumatic' calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections

Heads urge Ofsted to delay new inspections until 2026

Over 90% of heads do not have confidence in Ofsted being able to design an effective new inspection framework, NAHT warns

CST calls for changes to DfE bill over pay flexibility

The Confederation of School Trusts is 'very concerned' about the schools part of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Ofsted considers longer safeguarding inspection insights

Binary judgements for schools on safeguarding are likely to remain, although they could change from ‘effective’ or ‘ineffective’ to either ‘met’ or ‘not met’

Defined list of teacher responsibilities ‘not helpful’, says DfE

The DfE has responded to recommendations from the previous Commons Education Select Committee on how to address the teacher recruitment and retention crisis

Free swimming lessons essential in all primary schools, minister told

Concerns raised over number of pupils leaving Scottish primary schools unable to swim, with sport minister unable to provide any figures

Providers get £41m to deliver combined ITT and ECF framework

91¶¶Òõ previously revealed the four providers that had been selected to deliver the rolled-together Initial Teaching Training and Early Career Framework

How many private school pupils have joined Edinburgh state schools?

It was predicted that the introduction of VAT on private school fees would have a disproportionate impact on the capital’s schools – we reveal the latest figures

Phillipson: ‘Floor but no ceiling’ on teacher pay

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson answers MPs' questions on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, SEND and more

Cambridge International: Qualifications uptake hits all-time high

The international exam body says entries for its November series grew by 7% on 2023, with more students taking Cambridge exams in 2024 than in any previous year

‘No urgency’ in DfE to tackle SEND ‘emergency’, MPs warn

The government needs to take urgent action to address the SEND crisis and explain how its vision for inclusive education will be achieved, says public spending watchdog

Disadvantage gap: 9 things DfE told MPs

Early years premium to be continually reviewed, schools being chased on missing pupil premium plans, and seven other things officials said in Parliament

The 5 key priorities for the NPQ and ECF reviews

Sector experts offer their views on what the two recently announced reviews need to focus on to truly help teachers and leaders – both now and in the future

Ofsted to investigate why pupils with SEND are leaving education

Reviews will focus on pupils not in school, those receiving a part-time education and those who are severely absent

Sir Kevan Collins promoted to leading DfE role

Sir Kevan, previously school standards adviser at the Department for Education, will 'challenge and scrutinise' ministers as lead non-executive director