Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Friday
1st May 2026
Schools must not 鈥榗arry the can鈥� for underfunded policies, NAHT warns
The rising costs that schools are facing could undermine the government鈥檚 White Paper plans, the NAHT鈥檚 general secretary tells the union鈥檚 annual conference
The complex story behind rising suspensions in primary schools
Suspensions have risen in primary schools but fallen in secondaries. Here, education leaders tell 糖心Vlog what they think is behind the contrasting trends
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Ofsted is a 鈥榙river of misery鈥�, says new NAHT president
Dave Woods will also tell the union鈥檚 annual conference that education staff are now 鈥榝rontline fighters鈥� against 鈥榙ark forces of hate鈥�
Tuesday
28th Apr 2026
Banning 鈥榥ot seen, not heard鈥� phone policies would be foolish, MPs told
Government under pressure to go further with its restrictions on phones in schools 鈥� but unions warn of the cost of solutions such as introducing lockable pouches for devices
Heads demand funding for 鈥榗rumbling鈥� school buildings
School leaders warn of 鈥榓geing buildings that aren鈥檛 even warm or watertight鈥� as the NAHT prepares to debate the issue of funding for the school estate at its annual conference