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CST questions legality of CEO pay crackdown
Academy trust sector body tells members it is 鈥榯esting the legalities鈥� of the government鈥檚 plan to limit MAT senior leaders鈥� pay
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Union calls for 鈥榝lexible鈥� school start after England vs Mexico
The call from NEU鈥檚 Daniel Kebede follows England manager Thomas Tuchel, who told parents to 鈥榳rite an excuse for school and let children watch鈥� the World Cup match
There have been calls to start school later in the day to allow pupils to stay up and watch England v Mexico in the World Cup
Schools told to pay 鈥榟alf鈥� of teacher pay rise
The DfE has told schools they will need to find the first 1 per cent of next year鈥檚 teacher pay rise 鈥� but this money will be on top of the 鈥榝inancial headroom鈥� the government claims exists in schools鈥� budgets
Schools face 1.8% budget cut from teacher pay
KS2 Sats results delayed by more than a week
Exam board apologises for 鈥榯echnical issues鈥� as government considers cancelling Pearson contract
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Exam board rebuked for 鈥榮erious鈥� and 鈥榓voidable鈥� A-level maths failures
Pearson Edexcel accepted that during last year鈥檚 exam series, its questions were 鈥榰nreasonably similar鈥� to 2022 A-level maths exams after it repurposed previous contingency papers
Exam board rebuked by Ofqual
Why emotional intelligence should be taught in schools
In a world becoming increasingly reliant on AI, helping young people to develop their emotional intelligence skills has never been more important, writes Jean Gross
Two heads with heart and brain
How finding your trust鈥檚 blind spots can help it grow
Trust improvement isn鈥檛 just about addressing your weaknesses 鈥� it鈥檚 also about finding ways to enhance your strengths, says this senior MAT leader, who explains the benefits of inviting external scrutiny
How multi-academy trusts can identify their blind spots through external oversight