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This week’s essential education news includes unions demanding an above-inflation teacher pay rise and warnings about another shortfall in trainee teachers

School leaders warn that teacher workload and many others issues have still to be resolved, but hope that higher pay will boost recruitment to the profession

ASCL, Community, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU say STRB pay recommendations must address ‘reality of pay cuts, sky-high workload and the recruitment and retention crisis’

The latest ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff’s opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles

Education minister describes it as ‘unacceptable’ that teachers have been waiting three years for a pay increase

This week’s essential education news includes a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation revealing the ‘unmanageable’ rise in parent complaints, and sector leaders’ frustration over the Spring Budget

Union had predicted ‘major impact’ on exams if industrial action by SQA staff continued through the spring – and warned today that ‘tensions’ remain

Welsh government accused of having wrong priorities for education as it presses on with proposals to shorten summer holidays in shake-up of school calendars

A pay increase of 36.1 per cent for school leaders would be needed if teachers were to have the same purchasing power as 2010, union says

New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers

Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data

Pay rise is essential for school support staff battling the cost-of-living crisis, real-terms pay cuts and increasing job stress, say unions