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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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National maths specialist appointed in Scotland
Former secondary school leader Andy Brown will be 'leading the work to update the maths and numeracy curriculum'
Heads call for end to ‘annual circus’ of teacher pay settlements
Schools need a 'long-term approach to reliable pay and progression' to end recruitment crisis, a headteachers' think tank has warned
MPs call for urgent curriculum review to expand financial education
Content in the 'overcrowded' curriculum must be reduced to deliver more financial education, say heads' leaders
Music hubs: experts sound warning over cut in numbers
MPs have questioned sector experts and schools minister Damian Hinds about the government's music hubs programme. Here are six things we learned
Ballot opens over education cuts in Scotland’s largest council
Industrial action is on the cards in Glasgow – which could entail strikes – if plans to cut 450 teaching posts over three years are not reversed
Nearly 1 in 3 female students ‘very worried’ about climate change
Findings from the International Baccalaureate come as schools report growing levels of anxiety around the impact of climate change
Teachers complain of ‘obscure’ English lit GCSE extract
Teachers warn exam board AQA that some students were at a disadvantage in this year's GCSE English literature paper
Independent review will probe Oak National Academy
The chief executive of DfE-funded property company LocatED will lead a review into the controversial curriculum resources quango
Better guidance on sexual harassment needed, say 1 in 3 staff
Most school staff believe safeguarding concerns have increased since last year, a 91¶¶Òõ poll shows
Oracy ‘neglect’ leaves pupils struggling, warns exam board
Oracy needs to be more integrated into the curriculum, says OCR
AI added to ‘outdated’ computer science GCSE
These are the main changes to GCSE computer science set out by the Department for Education in plans published today
Scottish parents’ body ‘shocked’ by funding cut
The government is cutting funding for the National Parent Forum of Scotland, despite a recent review highlighting the 'critical role' of the forum
Teachers ‘at a loss’ with struggling readers
'Digital distractions' a major reason why a third of pupils in each class need extra support with reading, according to a teacher survey
Schools focusing on ‘short-term crisis management’ training
Ofsted review also finds less than half of teachers and leaders are happy with their development training
Sats 2024: How did pupils find the tests this year?
Concerns were raised over a 'deliberately tricky' maths paper, but the reading test was not as difficult as last year's controversial exam, primary heads report
Weekly round-up: RSE age limits and call for ‘digital Sats’
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping its curriculum unit project and news that managed moves have ‘more than doubled’
Revealed: 42% jump in MAT reserves falling below DfE threshold
Figures analysed for 91¶¶Òõ show the 'difficult choices' facing trusts and schools owing to 'government underfunding'
Just 1 in 10 teachers say schools run for less than 32.5 hours a week
Teacher Tapp survey results show government crackdown on short weeks was an 'unnecessary distraction', say headteachers' leaders
Ofsted’s curriculum unit ‘scrapped’ and subject leads ‘sidelined’
Insiders say watchdog's expert subject leads are now focused mainly on routine school inspection and that Ofsted's big curriculum unit project has 'gone'
ISC: Biggest fall in independent school pupil numbers since 2011
The proportion of pupils at independent schools has fallen slightly, the Independent Schools Council report shows
MPs: DfE should ensure support staff pay rises are funded
A Commons Education Select Committee report into teacher shortages also calls on government to monitor the amount of flexible working schools offer
Is it time for Scotland to look again at Teach First?
A prominent SNP MSP thinks the fast-track teacher-training programme is a ‘potential solution’ to Scotland’s teacher recruitment and retention problems
Reliable wi-fi ‘essential’ to learning yet not a given in Scottish schools
'Ease of access to technology should be an expectation, not an exception,' say teachers frustrated by years of inconsistent internet connections in schools around Scotland
Two in five teachers report pupil attacks on staff
However, most teachers say they feel safe in school, according to a survey for the Youth Endowment Fund