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Huge increase in job vacancies for senior leaders prompts warning that the schools’ system could be ‘asking too much’ of leaders

No new teacher pay offer made by Scottish government and local authorities at meeting held late on Thursday afternoon

Your round-up of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ must-read news and analysis this week includes the first result from a teacher strike ballot in England and Wales, analysis showing Ofsted’s priorities in inspections, and a worrying increase in SLT job vacancies

Ninety per cent of members who voted were in favour of strike action, but the 42 per cent turnout failed to meet the legal threshold for walkouts

Teacher retention is a big issue in Scotland, and this teacher lays out why she felt she had to leave the profession she loves

Despite the teacher strike over pay closing secondary schools across Scotland today, heads say schools had plenty of time to reschedule preliminary exams

NASBTT executive director Emma Hollis talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about the importance of staying humble and the increasing pressure the education sector is facing

Teaching unions say they were left with no alternative but to go out on strike this week, but there are ‘some grounds for optimism’

Strike action will also take place on Wednesday after no new teacher pay offer was tabled

Unions set to hold more talks with DfE over pay but one leader said they have heard nothing to dissuade them from taking industrial action

Union leaders to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan today amid looming threat of strikes in schools over pay

Emma Knights calls for shake-up of teacher pay review system to make it ‘more independent’ of government