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Education secretary tells Scottish secondary school leaders ‘even at this late stage’ she hopes ‘an acceptable resolution’ can be found

Union to issue ‘consultative ballot’ on industrial action vote as ‘schools have faced a decade of real-terms cuts’ and teacher pay deal that is both ‘inadequate’ and ‘unaffordable’

Union says talks today led to no improvement on the previous teacher pay offer of 5 per cent

Your weekly round-up of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including reaction to the increase in school funding, calls to scrap Oak National Academy, and the causes of teacher stress

DfE agency chief says work is ongoing to identify trusts paying salaries ‘we really do need to be concerned about’

NAHT general secretary reassures school leaders as it urges them to vote for industrial action

SSTA ballot is the latest in a series of teacher votes in favour of strikes, with the first wave of action due to take place on 24 November

Letter from education secretary ‘strongly suggests’ government ‘has no intention’ of funding next year’s teacher pay award, says school leaders’ union boss

DfE says its new scheme aimed at setting up a ‘pipeline’ of new multi-academy trust CEOs will be up and running by the start of next academic year

Your roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ must-read content this week includes the announcement of a national teacher strike, what the teacher salary offer means for your pay packet and five tips to cut your workload

‘Funding shortages, pay erosion and the teacher supply crisis’ are pushing school leaders to draw a line in the sand, warns Geoff Barton

Comments from the EIS union and the Scottish government keep alive the prospect of a new pay deal – but primary and secondary leaders take different stances on strike action