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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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Teachers to get 5.5% pay rise

The government has accepted the independent pay body's recommendations on teacher pay for 2024-25

Academy funding: 7 findings from ESFA annual report

Nearly 50 allegations of fraud were made against academy trusts in the past year, report reveals

Teachers need ‘mandatory’ SEND training, says report

A report by the Centre for Young Lives and Children of the North has also highlighted a 'postcode lottery' in the wait for EHCPs

Schools warned as one in six vapes found to contain spice

A study testing vapes confiscated from schools in England found 16.6 per cent contained spice

Covid and cost-of-living trauma ‘driving teacher exodus’

Today's recruitment and retention problems can be linked to 'a lack of consistent support for and trust in teachers' during the pandemic, says report

Ofqual tells GCSE examiners to ‘bear in mind’ Covid ‘disruption’

Exams watchdog says GCSE and A-level grading standards will be maintained from last year, when there was 'some protection' against disruption from the pandemic

Teacher trainees failing to qualify hits 6-year high

Government data also shows the number of postgraduate teacher trainees joining the workforce is estimated to be down by more than 5,000 in 2022-23

Drop in schools using NTP amid funding cut

School leaders warned at the start of the year that it would be harder for them to come up with the money needed to continue tutoring

Teacher shortages: DfE considers review of profession

The new government is weighing up a review of the teaching profession to look at flexible working and pay and conditions, according to details seen by 91¶¶Òõ

Absence still high despite drive to boost attendance

Pupil absence has remained stubbornly high this year in spite of the previous government's efforts to bring attendance back to pre-pandemic levels

SEND: Pupil progress has not improved in 10 years

Outcomes for pupils with SEND have 'flatlined or declined' despite high needs spending trebling and council deficits soaring, local authorities warn

New law ‘not enough’ to protect Scotland’s languages

Proposed new law will not ‘create the necessary conditions to address the challenges facing the Gaelic language’, warns Holyrood committee

Call to open ASN tribunal to all rejected by government

Widening the additional support needs tribunal’s jurisdiction could result in ‘unnecessary escalation’, says education secretary Jenny Gilruth

Oak misses summer curriculum target due to music delay

The quango previously committed to releasing full curriculum packages for its first set of lesson planning and teaching resources by summer 2024

Warning over use of facial recognition tech in schools

A secondary school has been reprimanded for breaking the law in introducing the technology for payments in its canteen

DfE ‘does not have a strategy’ for reducing disadvantage gap

The National Audit Office warns that the DfE has "limited evidence" on how well almost half of an estimated £9.2bn it has spent supports the attainment of disadvantaged children

Extend pupil premium to sixth forms, Labour told

Funding is needed to prevent 'cliff edge' in post-16 education, think tank warns

Record speech and language waits ‘damaging’ pupils’ chances

Shortage of specialists is preventing pupils from accessing the curriculum, heads warn

4 in 10 think mental maths is now less important

Concern over survey findings that show 40 per cent of public think mental maths is less important because of technological advances

Phillipson: Teacher pay decision by end of the month

Bridget Phillipson accuses the Conservatives of 'a complete dereliction of duty' for failing to act on the pay review body’s recommendation before the election

Who are Labour’s education ministers?

Find out who will join education secretary Bridget Phillipson at the Department for Education

Who is on the shadow education team?

Gagan Mohindra and James Wild will serve in the Conservative's shadow education team under Damian Hinds

MAT growth decisions: key trends from 2023-24

Which regions are approving the most MAT mergers, and how many new primary academies are there? 91¶¶Òõ explores the data to find out

DfE curriculum and assessment review: 7 key details

What will Labour's curriculum and assessment review cover, how long will it take and can teachers get involved? Here's everything we know so far