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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