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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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Call to replace GCSEs with ‘digital Sats’

Government should also set goal to reduce curriculum content by 10% across all key stages, according to think tank

Schools face sex education age limit and gender theory ban

Schools told not to teach pupils any form of sex education until Year 5 and prevented from teaching the 'concept of gender identity' to all students

Take action over teacher job cuts, Gilruth told

The Scottish government has come under fire over its ‘abject failure’ to prioritise education – and was today told ‘fewer teachers will take us backwards’

34 academy trusts win share of £530m green building fund

Government announcement includes 47 building projects set to receive grants for work to reduce school energy bills and carbon emissions

Mainstream education ‘intolerable’ for children with ASN, find MSPs

Placements for student teachers in additional support needs bases and special schools are among the changes proposed by the Scottish Parliament's education committee

Managed moves ‘more than double’ over two years

Pupils involved are more likely to be disadvantaged and less likely to achieve grade 4 in GCSE English and maths, analysis finds

‘Glacial’ rollout of mental health support teams ‘unacceptable’, officials told

Scheme currently covers less than two-fifths of primary pupils, figures reveal

ESS faces CMA probe over ‘potential abuse of dominance’

The Competition and Markets Authority has received complaints suggesting the firm is making it difficult for schools to switch management information software providers

Cuts to school learning hours ‘not acceptable’ and will be blocked

As Falkirk Council proposes reducing learning hours in its schools, the Scottish government warns councils that it will mandate minimum teaching time for pupils if necessary

DfE: Schools need ‘strong’ Friday curriculum offer to reduce absence

School system minister Baroness Barran sets out how attendance can be improved among pupils missing between 5 and 15 per cent of lessons

Participation in standardised tests yet to reach pre-Covid levels

Overall SNSA participation last year was just below 90%, reinvigorating calls for the tests to be scrapped and money invested in school staff instead

Teachers spend increasing time on mental health support, finds research

Teach First polling highlights workload pressure on teachers due to worsening pupil mental health, as well as potential impact on the recruitment and retention crisis

Daily worship in schools opposed by most leaders

The law requiring schools in England to hold daily acts of collective worship is 'divisive' and 'deeply unpopular', according to a survey for the National Secular Society

Pensions grants shortfalls leave schools £70K worse off

Union leaders tell education secretary they are 'extremely concerned' that pensions grants do not cover costs

‘Significant’ primary teacher shortages likely despite falling rolls

Raising teacher pay by less than national average should be 'unthinkable' for the next government, experts warn

DfE: special and AP free school bids by MATs have better chance of success

To ensure the 'resilience' of future free schools, multi-academy trusts will be more likely to be successful in the competitive process, new guidance states

Continued workforce strategy delay ‘deeply disappointing’

Leaders respond to schools minister's refusal, in his recent interview with 91¶¶Òõ, to guarantee long-awaited update before general election

Experts warn of an ‘arts apocalypse’ in schools

A coalition of 14 organisations, including the NEU, has called for politicians to address the 'deep, multi-faceted and worsening' crisis

Teacher pay: ‘Increasing concern’ over ‘lack of progress’ in Scotland

Local authorities 'disappointed' that trade unions 'have gone public with a threat of balloting for strike action'

‘The fear of inspection is rife in our schools’

School inspection in Scotland is too often used to 'squash innovation and enthusiasm', says SSTA general secretary

Ofsted sub-judgements now sit alongside overall grades

Change will apply to all graded inspections since September 2019, but headteachers' leaders dismiss move as 'cosmetic'

Revealed: What Safety Valve deals ‘really mean’

'Deeply worrying' details are set out in comprehensive analysis of Safety Valve documents shared with 91¶¶Òõ

Sats: Wellbeing and behaviour warning ahead of tests

Primary school leaders say the pandemic is still impacting Year 6 pupils as they prepare for assessment this term and the transition to secondary school

‘Urgent’ need for refreshed Sure Start hubs in schools

Current family hubs will take 30 years to reach similar areas of disadvantage as the former Labour scheme, according to former children's commissioner report