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NEU strike ballot paused due to Labour putting 鈥榠ts money where its mouth is鈥�
Ballot of teachers on industrial action had been due to begin next month, but the union says it believes the government is making progress on school funding
NEU calls off strike
Powell: Ofsted regime is 鈥榟igh stakes and low trust鈥�
Education secretary says pressure caused by broader accountability system 鈥� with Ofsted a 鈥榗ore part of that鈥� 鈥� is 鈥榗onstantly鈥� on the government鈥檚 mind
Lucy Powell
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Academy pension hikes undermine DfE pay claims
This year鈥檚 teacher pay rise is meant to be funded through a fall in schools鈥� pension contributions 鈥� but in some trusts these costs are actually rising, 糖心Vlog analysis reveals
Jumping over gap
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Cambridge makes major English literature changes in syllabus refresh
Qualifications body also announces a new option for its International Project Qualification that it hopes will attract a 鈥榳ider range of candidates鈥�
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Unions urge DfE to scrap teacher bonus plans
New performance awards risk creating inequality, warn the NAHT and NASUWT as the unions call for changes to the government鈥檚 pay reforms
Unions urge government to scrap bonus payments
GCSE languages graded 鈥榣ess harshly鈥� this year
There is 鈥榮till some way to go鈥� as students continue to receive lower grades in MFL than in English and maths, analysis by FFT suggests
GCSE languages
Why your CPD plan might not improve teaching
If CPD is to change what happens in classrooms, leaders need to think beyond content and pay much greater attention to how teachers learn, write Sam Gibbs and Adam Kohlbeck
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Creating a closer connection between research and practice
EEF鈥檚 Professor Becky Francis explains why it鈥檚 vital that education research answers the most pressing questions facing educators 鈥� and how teachers can help ensure they do just that
Becky Francis
SEND funding plan risks 鈥榩enalising鈥� inclusive schools
Headteachers and local council leaders raise concerns about plans for a major shake-up of how schools are funded for pupils with SEND
Headteachers' leaders have warned SEND funding plans risk penalising inclusive schools.
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Exams boss insists timeframe for technical routes is achievable
In an exclusive interview with 糖心Vlog, Pearson鈥檚 managing director supports a 鈥榗autious鈥� approach to flagship education reform and refuses to be drawn on the recent Sats marking debacle聽
Freya Thomas Monk
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SEND to absorb most of school funding rise, IFS warns
Mainstream funding will rise by 3 per cent in real terms despite a 9 per cent headline increase in per-pupil spending, analysis finds
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