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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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Ofsted’s inclusion focus won’t penalise suspensions, says chief
Inspectorate must move away from 'detecting failures only', Sir Martyn Oliver tells MAT leaders at the Confederation of School Trusts' conference
Many students ‘locked out’ of Stem pathways, report finds
School leaders should devise programmes to ensure underrepresented students can see a way into Stem careers, say EPI and CfEY
Is this MFL’s ‘moment’ or will reforms hasten its decline?
Curriculum reforms offer a chance to boost the status of language teaching in schools, but there's a risk they could do the opposite, say subject experts
Some teachers ‘never more enslaved’, warns DfE adviser
Sir Kevan Collins tells the Confederation of School Trusts' conference that 'we’ve sometimes slipped into a shallow compliance culture'
Isolation and loneliness akin to pandemic, warns education leader
The digital world's effect on social contact has 'huge' ramifications for educators, says ADES president
Nearly a third of students given more time to complete exams
School leaders say they need help as rising numbers of students ask for special arrangements to sit GCSEs and A levels
‘Degradation’ of music education ‘sets a dangerous precedent’
Fears mount over future of instrument tuition in Scotland after a move that puts music education for younger pupils 'at risk'
Scorecard trial to assess how schools serve disadvantaged pupils
Creators of a school equity scorecard hope Ofsted will adopt the approach when its new inspections get underway next year
Telepresence robots ‘could cut pupil absence’
Study shows pupils are comfortable with ‘driving’ and interacting with seeing and hearing robots, which allow their peers to be virtually present for school activities
SEND: Phillipson announces plans to boost inclusion in mainstream
Education secretary unveils a raft of measures aimed at making mainstream schools more inclusive, including SEND advisers and a neurodiversity task group
Local-tier MAT governors ‘lack understanding’ of their role
Many multi-academy trust boards have diversity policies that have not yet translated into reality, according to analysis by the Confederation of School Trusts
Oak adds korfball, pickleball and parkour to PE curriculum
Oak National Academy is extending its curriculum to cover new sports, designed to encourage more young people to get active
1 in 3 MATs expect reserves to fall below threshold
Analysis comes as the IFS warns that the funding increase for 2025-26 will get 'swallowed up by ongoing cost pressures'
Biggest pressure facing teachers is lack of respect, says Starmer
The prime minister hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate teachers and teaching assistants this afternoon
Education Scotland early pandemic support ‘poor to non-existent’
When the first lockdown hit, schools were ‘left on their own’ and Education Scotland was found ‘wanting’, heads tell Covid inquiry
Higher history review finds marking standard did not change
SQA internal investigation states the sharp drop in Higher history passes was down to ‘the poor standard of responses' from students, especially on the Scottish history paper
Cognita announces first partnership with school in Greece
International schools group expands its presence in Europe, adding to its list of some 100 schools across 17 countries
‘Broad support’ for right to week-long residential
MSPs' call for evidence on proposed legislation reveals widespread support for a right to residential outdoor education – though some experts have raised concerns
Trust leaders raise ‘big questions’ over regional improvement teams
The Confederation of School Trusts is 'seeking reassurance' over DfE's planned approach to supporting schools
Unauthorised absence ‘stubbornly high’ despite higher fines
Absence rates have not dropped since higher £160 fines were introduced in September, analysis reveals
‘Still much to do’ on seminal ASL review, four years on
With only around 18 months of the current Parliament remaining, almost half of the action plan that resulted from review of additional support needs has yet to be completed
Nord Anglia makes appointments to education board
International schools group announces four high-profile appointments to help students 'thrive in a rapidly changing world'
Regional support and intervention teams: what schools need to know
Ofsted report cards will 'strongly inform' the level of regional support and intervention that schools receive from new RISE teams, the DfE says
Financial education: 9 in 10 teachers say it should be taught beyond maths
More teachers said financial education should be delivered in PSHE or across the curriculum than in just maths lessons