General
Wednesday
Sixth-form teachers to vote on strikes over pay
NEU announces a formal strike ballot over pay for members at 40 sixth-form colleges
Scottish teacher pay offer backed by EIS members
Heavy vote in favour of 4.27 per cent pay rise after a week-long online ballot, with result described as ‘very clear mandate’
Campaign targets sharing of violence on social media
New resources for schools will encourage Scottish students to switch off and disengage when footage of fights and violence is shared on social media
Education and Skills Funding Agency to be scrapped
School leaders warn that ‘shifting the deckchairs’ will not solve the problem of school funding being ‘totally inadequate’
Can a nine-day fortnight help solve the teacher retention crisis?
The EEF launches three new research projects to ‘find solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis’
Tuesday
What do we know about the state of Scotland’s school buildings?
In 2007, under two-thirds of schools were in a ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’ condition – this year that figure is 92%, although the number receiving the government’s top rating peaked in 2021
Chances for progression ‘stacked against’ non-white teachers
Evelyn Forde does not believe the government is aware of the ‘systemic racism’ in the teaching profession
Welsh teachers to receive 5.5% pay rise in 2024-25
The Welsh government says it is matching the teacher pay award in England because of the ‘no detriment principle’
Who is running for Commons Education Select Committee chair?
Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. ÌÇÐÄVlog takes a look at who is in the running
Ministers ‘need clear strategy for teacher mental health’
The teacher wellbeing charity Education Support identified a record number of callers to its helpline as being at risk of suicide in the past quarter
