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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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Concern as Ofsted fails to name schools trialling report cards

Watchdog urged to be more transparent about trials of new school inspection system if it wants to rebuild trust with the profession

Government will review ECF and NPQs

DfE appoints an expert steering group to advise how National Professional Qualifications can be reformed

Deadline set for action on ‘glacial’ contact-time policy

Three-and-a-half years since ministers promised to cut teachers' weekly class-contact time by 90 minutes, Scottish teaching unions have set a tight deadline for progress

Matt Hood to leave Oak National Academy

Co-founder of the resources platform is to step down as chief executive, 91¶¶Òõ has learned

Tell schools how they’re being judged on progress, DfE warned

Exclusive findings reveal huge variety in schools' approaches to tracking progress, with most leaders saying they will struggle without P8

Get ‘head out of sand’ over Higher history, Gilruth told

Calls continue for an independent review into the drop in the Higher history pass rate after survey of teachers is ‘overwhelmingly critical’ of SQA’s internal investigation

NEU to launch indicative ballot over 2.8% pay rise recommendation

Union could move to formal ballot if teachers show willingness to take industrial action over pay

November GCSE resits: Fall in students passing English language

Just over a third achieved the grade 4 needed in GCSE English language in November 2024 resits

Small drop in absence ‘but still a long way to go’

Pupil absence fell slightly last term, government data shows, but headteachers' leaders warn investment in support services is needed

Schools bill passes second reading as Phillipson praises trusts

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill was heavily scrutinised during a fractious debate in Parliament. Here's everything you need to know

What did Jenny Gilruth say today about school funding?

The extra £29m for ASN should be spent on staff, says education secretary, who also stressed importance of funding to close attainment gap continuing beyond 2026 election

Rising SEND costs will ‘wipe out’ school savings, IFS warns

Any savings that schools could hope to make as a result of a falling pupil population will be swallowed up by higher high-needs spending, says influential think tank

Schools bill is ‘educational vandalism’, say Tories

The bill puts the benefits enjoyed by more than 20,000 teachers at risk, according to a Conservative Party analysis of 91¶¶Òõ MAT Tracker data

7 things Sir Martyn Oliver told MPs on Ofsted reforms

Ofsted chief gives Commons committee an overview of what he believes the new school inspection report cards should cover

IB ‘unannounced visits’ to stop time-zone exam cheating

International Baccalaureate plans monitoring visits to ensure that schools apply its rule of post-exam supervision to stop answers being shared online

‘Less vital’ curriculum areas to be ‘combed back’, says Francis

The lead on the government's review of curriculum and assessment also expresses frustration that it can't fully consider emerging digital technologies that are still relatively 'untested'

10 ways to ‘future proof’ Scottish education

The Royal Society of Edinburgh publishes a wish list of changes for Scotland's schools system, saying an 'optimal' model of education could be achieved by 2050

Final round of trust growth funding falls £18m short of requests

The last tranche of money given to MATs under the now-defunct Trust Capacity Fund has been revealed in new DfE figures

Teachers are owed millions in overpaid tax, says EIS

The union is calling on the UK government to repay the tax 'as a matter of urgency' following an impasse lasting ‘many months’

MPs to quiz Ofsted chief over school inspection reform

Sir Martyn Oliver will appear before a Commons committee to answer questions on everything from the introduction of inspection report cards to inspectors' subject knowledge

Rise in pupils needing severe mental health crisis support

Increase comes after the previous government's rollout of mental health professionals to schools was criticised for being too slow

EIS demands ‘fair deal’ for Scotland’s teachers in 2025

Too many teachers new to the profession – most of them women – face 'real difficulty' finding work in Scotland’s schools, says country's biggest teaching union

3 ways AI can have the biggest impact in schools

Planning, tutoring and assessment are the areas where artificial intelligence offers most promise in education, says Cognita's group chief education officer

New Year Honours: Nick Gibb among education leaders recognised

Former schools minister Nick Gibb has been knighted and ex-union leader Geoff Barton appointed CBE in New Year Honours list