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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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IB November series results: global scores show slight rises

The International Baccalaureate has released data for its Diploma Programme and Career-Related Programme, which offer alternatives to English A levels and vocational equivalents

Schools minister refuses to rule out trust pay cuts

Catherine McKinnell would only say that teachers with pay deals outside of national guidelines should not face 'detriment' due to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: key information for schools

After the bill proposed a raft of changes for schools, we asked the Department for Education to clarify the key details

‘Failing’ schools won’t have to academise under Labour bill

All teachers to have same 'core pay and conditions' under Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, being brought to Parliament today

More schools practise ‘exam condition’ Sats from start of Year 6

More 'good' and 'outstanding' schools have formally tested pupils for Sats this term than in previous years, findings suggest

Ofsted criticises curriculum ‘barriers’ for SEND pupils in mainstream

Some mainstream school leaders focus on 'meeting school accountability measures' when developing SEND curriculum offer, watchdog says

First parents’ assembly report flags lack of education reform awareness

Survey finds 70 per cent of Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers members do not feel informed about flagship education Bill

Inside Out films to inspire entrepreneurialism in Scottish primaries

Cartoon characters in University of Strathclyde project aimed at P1-3s will break down key entrepreneurial skills, including resilience, creativity and empathy

David Laws appointed AQA board chair

Former schools minister appointed to country's largest exam board with immediate effect, after Anne Spackman stood down

Falkirk plans to cut pupil learning hours will not go ahead

Controversial plans to save money by reducing time pupils spend in school are shelved, in same week as Scottish government said councils had agreed to freeze learning hours

Education committee backs Sir Ian Bauckham for Ofqual chief

Sir Ian told MPs that he will stand down from his role as chair of Oak National Academy 'when practical to do so' if he is appointed as Ofqual chief regulator

Unions: Workload pressures at ‘crisis point’

In joint evidence to School Teachers' Review Body, education unions also call for reverse to real-terms pay cuts

Are special schools being left out of the mainstream inclusion push?

National efforts to make schools more inclusive risk ignoring the huge amount of expertise in the specialist sector, say headteachers

Research: No evidence ability grouping harms disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes

91¶¶Òõt scores, confidence or enjoyment of subjects do not suffer as a result of setting or streaming, researchers suggest

Unions warn Phillipson 2.8% pay rise would derail recruitment plans

The increase would be ‘a real-terms pay cut’ and undermine the government's target to recruit 6,500 teachers, a letter from four main education unions tells education secretary

Five things we learned from the 2024 exams

Malpractice reports were down in this year's exam series, but incidents with an impact on exam delivery showed an increase

Rise in number of GCSE and A-level grades challenged

Ofqual data shows a jump in grades being challenged but only 1.2% of overall grades were actually changed

FMQs: Tories attack Swinney over ‘collapse of discipline’ in Scottish schools

Opposition parties make education the focus of First Minister's Questions, after week of concerns over teacher numbers and rising numbers of pupils with ASN

Big rise in children missing education, DfE data shows

Meanwhile, separate DfE statistics show a sharp increase in children who are in elective home education

One in seven local authority schools in deficit, data shows

The income that schools generate themselves is now at its highest since the current form of records began

EEF: ChatGPT cuts lesson planning by nearly a third

The saved time did not come at the expense of quality, independent evaluation finds

Having 9 GCSE grades ‘reduces reliability’, says MAT CEO

Curriculum and assessment review could set target of ensuring parents can compare school performance on 'any measure', says United Learning boss Sir Jon Coles

GTCS confirms rise in teachers’ annual registration fees

Series of rises in GTCS registration fees will amount to a 35% increase on the current level by 2027

SQA data suggests falling levels of trust among school staff

SQA highlights improvements across most measures, but admits there's 'work to be done' in 'resetting' relationships with teachers as it prepares to change into Qualifications Scotland