General
Wednesday
26th Mar 2025
Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER
NFER鈥檚 Jack Worth said the DfE鈥檚 pay rise recommendation of 2.8% is now 鈥渦nimaginable鈥 in the light of new forecasts on average earnings growth
MATs told to seek DfE approval for 鈥榗ontentious transactions鈥
New guidance sets out what transactions may be considered 鈥榥ovel, contentious and repercussive鈥 amid a row over one academy trust鈥檚 plan for an alternative pension scheme
Over 5,000 Scottish primary teachers on temporary contracts
Over 400 more primary teachers were on temporary contracts in 2024 than in 2019 鈥 although the latest figures are an improvement on 2023
Ofsted parents鈥 survey on report cards 鈥榤isses the point鈥
Headteachers鈥 leaders voice fears that Ofsted grades in planned new inspections will be unreliable as research shows parents would prefer report cards to current system
Classes 鈥榮hivering鈥 in winter and 鈥榦verheated鈥 in summer
Headteachers鈥 leaders call on the chancellor to use her spring statement to address a 拢3.6bn shortfall in funding for school buildings
Tuesday
25th Mar 2025
鈥業nterrupted learning鈥 pupil support more than doubles post-Covid
Today鈥檚 figures also show that classroom teachers in Scottish schools now support over five times more pupils with ASN than in 2019
Delay Ofsted report cards and school profiles, heads urge
Ofsted鈥檚 plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL
Nord Anglia announces major safeguarding appointments
International schools group says the fresh leadership expertise will 鈥榮trengthen our safeguarding culture鈥
Monday
24th Mar 2025
MAT rejects DfE intervention over teacher pension plan
Confrontation over United Learning鈥檚 plan to offer teachers an alternative pension scheme that provides them with more take-home pay
Legal action for teachers over pension valuation delay
Law firm launches action on behalf of NASUWT members, warning that some teachers have been left waiting for months for pension valuations
Government pushes back on free school meals cuts claims
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she does not 鈥榬ecognise鈥 reports claiming that ministers are considering ending universal infant free school meals