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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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A-level results: Disadvantage gap remains

Students from both state and private schools saw A-level average point scores increase, but the gap in outcomes between the two remains

Widen teacher recruitment pool for shortage subjects, says expert

Recruitment difficulties in shortage subjects are not down to shrinking graduate numbers in related fields, finds research

Breakfast clubs: DfE urged not to repeat mistakes of NTP

The government needs to provide protected funding for breakfast clubs, ensure high-quality food standards and measure programme outcomes, says report

Headteacher input ‘completely lost’ in inspection system

School leader tells conference 'we need to get back to a point' where heads are listened to on Ofsted processes

Trainee educational psychologists face ‘unprecedented financial challenges’

Grants have not been increased since 2018, with trainee educational psychologists saying financial pressure is ‘immense’ and ‘life feels bleak’

Ofsted ITT inspections paused after Bridget Phillipson request

Ofsted has paused updates planned for teacher training inspections in 2024-25, ahead of major changes being introduced in September 2025

Sunset Song removed from SQA’s Scottish set text list

Robert Burns also no longer features as a discrete writer after low uptake, as SQA adds ‘more modern and diverse texts’ to the list

2 in 5 teachers say mobile phones can be a teaching tool

Teachers have mixed views about phones in schools, research shows, with few saying that banning them would have a big impact on behaviour

Absence fines regime ‘strengthens protections’ for SEND, says minister

Stephen Morgan also highlights schools moving to more flexible term times in debate on fines for unauthorised absence

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted judgements more than double in a year

Former inspector expresses 'sadness' for heads whose schools were inspected before the steep climb in top ratings

Last chance to get it right on teacher numbers, warns EIS

Next week's Scottish Budget will decide whether key education policies succeed, states the EIS in a letter seeking assurances from the first minister and the finance secretary

3,500 schools ‘too isolated’ to attract top leaders

School leaders tend to operate in connected 'communities' – leaving thousands of schools missing out on leadership expertise, research warns

Government ignored teachers on SEND training, MPs told

Inclusive teaching for pupils with SEND should not just be an 'add-on' to training and development, warns union

‘Ruffle some feathers,’ Wilshaw tells Scottish inspectorate

The schools’ inspectorate should speak ‘truth to power’, former Ofsted chief inspector tells conference on the future of inspection in Scotland

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Curriculum and assessment review: schools sector has its say

In response to the review's call for evidence, sector organisations recommend changes to assessments and the scrapping of performance measures

Ombudsman wants to close SEND ‘accountability gap’ in schools

Local government ombudsman wants powers to investigate exclusions and how EHCPs are implemented in schools

One in 10 new teachers suffers bullying or discrimination

Experienced teachers need to be given the 'time and capacity' to give more support to new entrants to the profession, says Scotland's teaching watchdog

ASCL calls for GCSEs to be spread over two years

Curriculum and assessment review submission sees union call for new literacy and numeracy assessments

How teacher training could make or break the DfE inclusion plan

The government wants more pupils with SEND to be supported in mainstream schools, but most teachers say their training did not equip them to meet these children's needs

AQA says curriculum must be ‘updated and slimmed down’

Exam board also talks up high-stakes end-of-year exams as a way of assessing students efficiently and fairly

Behaviour got worse during hubs programme, say pupils

Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government's behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows

Four providers awarded contracts to deliver ECF

Best Practice Network – one of the current providers of the Early Career Framework – has not been awarded a new contract, 91¶¶Òõ understands

Headship turnover may be ‘accelerated’ by VAT on private school fees

Independent schools could also 'struggle' with teacher pay as a result of the tax, sector leaders tell the Schools and Academies Show