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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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Target school funding at long-term disadvantage, Phillipson told

Organisations have written to Bridget Phillipson ahead of the Budget, setting out three measures to close the disadvantage gap by the end of the decade

Revealed: MPs on the new Commons Education Select Committee

The House of Commons has formally appointed the members to the committee which will scrutinise the work of the Department for Education

Free film festival opens up cinema to schools in Scotland

The Into Film festival is aimed at all pupils and teachers in Scotland and will run over three weeks in November

Budget 2024: what can schools expect?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce spending plans for 2025-26 this week. 91¶¶Òõ breaks down what the announcement could mean for schools

Lack of interest in two of the biggest jobs in Scottish education

The Scottish government is being forced to re-advertise the posts of chief inspector of education and chief executive of Education Scotland

Teachers ‘burnt out’ covering gaps in services

Rising school standards risk masking a growing array of challenges, 'especially around the lives of the most vulnerable pupils', warns former DfE adviser

NEU concern over Black teachers’ pay and retention

Teaching union calls on government to produce a national strategy to address barriers faced by Black teachers

Reeves announces £1.4bn to rebuild crumbling schools

Union leaders warn the announcement falls short of the investment needed to restore the school estate

Rate of FSM students going to university decreases for first time

The gap between state and private school students going to top universities has also increased, according to DfE data

Major MAT to launch charity to run its community hubs

United Learning CEO Sir Jon Coles says schools have become focal point for providing community assistance meaning its hubs are now a 'necessity'

MAT Tracker regional deep dive: North East of England

91¶¶Òõ examines the outlook for the academies sector in the North East of England, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends

Focus on inclusion over fines to fix attendance, report says

Threatening parents with fines is 'not working for many families and not reducing severe absence rates', former children's commissioner warns

Pay source of ‘major discontent’ for school business leaders

Unison and GMB accept £1,290 support staff pay offer but concerns have been raised about school business leaders and the impact on special schools

Tens of thousands of pupils ‘could have needs met without EHCP’

Schools minister highlights new report suggesting 35,000 more children with SEND could be taught in mainstream rather than specialist settings if system improves

1 in 3 senior leaders say Sats contribute to retention challenges

Only 3 per cent of leaders say they think Sats are a good measure of school performance

Young Enterprise Scotland on verge of closure after funding cut

Future 'seems untenable' for charity that has offered enterprise education to schools for decades, after loss of Scottish government funding

SEND crisis: schools lack incentives to be inclusive, watchdog warns

The government has no solution to a financial crisis that could lead to more than 4 in 10 councils effectively declaring bankruptcy, states National Audit Office

Drop-off rates following teacher induction ‘very high’

The ‘wastage rate’ following Scotland's one-year probationer scheme is highest for new primary teachers, national figures show

Maths tests are best predictor of Year 8 English scores

'Counterintuitive finding' means schools may get better grade predictions if they look at test results in different subjects, says researcher

Deadline for exam results checking extended due to data ‘quality’

Key stage 4 performance data will no longer be published this week

Education minister ‘open’ to school absence targets

Baroness Jacqui Smith was responding to questions in the House of Lords

NI curriculum review aims for ‘knowledge-rich’ approach

International education expert Lucy Crehan to lead Northern Ireland's review of curriculum design and delivery

MATs among 24 winning bids to run subject knowledge courses

DfE announces organisations tasked with running Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses for prospective teachers

DfE to review 44 mainstream free school projects

And five more schools have been added to the School Rebuilding Programme