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DfE sets out £800m SEND teacher development contracts
The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year
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Only 1% of primary teachers say pupils have financial skills
Financial education should be a statutory part of the primary curriculum, says Social Market Foundation report
Sir Paul Marshall steps down as Ark Schools chair
It was reported earlier this year that Sir Paul had been engaging with far-right statements on social media
We need a teacher ‘propaganda parade’, says Carter
Former government adviser urges those working in teaching to 'put up some banners about how great it is' to help tackle recruitment problems
1 in 10 pupils excluded at primary ‘pass’ GCSE English and maths
Research by children's charity Chance UK found primary school exclusions to be almost exclusively pupils with SEND
3 in 10 parents say school cuts hitting child’s education
Most parents would rather see school funding increased than have their taxes cut, a Parentkind poll shows
Trans students’ attainment ‘limited’ by discrimination
Bullying and discrimination are leaving trans students ‘unable to concentrate’ in class and causing some to drop out of school altogether, research warns
Most teachers running key stage 1 Sats this year
Primary teachers are still choosing for KS1 Sats to go ahead to benchmark pupils despite the government tests now being optional
DfE could spend £9m on cost-cutting advisers for schools
The DfE is offering a multi-million-pound contract to supply school resource management advisers – but doubts have been raised about the SRMA cost-cutting scheme
Make climate change a compulsory subject, says panel
The Scottish Parliament's Climate Change People’s Panel is calling for every pupil to have ‘a basic understanding of climate change’
Schools face £1bn funding hit from falling pupil rolls
Hits to primary and secondary funding streams could force school mergers or closures, Education Policy Institute research suggests
Wales: Review calls for ‘single pay scale’ and cap on teaching hours
It also recommends Welsh headteachers earn at least £61,547 – but government warns ‘affordability’ will be key consideration when it comes to implementation
Half of students ‘disadvantaged’ on work experience
Many state school students don't have access to work experience – and this is a barrier to entry into top universities, report warns
Centre of Teaching Excellence ‘should be renamed’
In response to the SNP government's plan for a Centre of Teaching Excellence, secondary heads warn ‘excellence’ is ‘a tarnished word’ in Scottish education
Poorer children helped by Sure Start ‘got better GCSEs’
Having access to a Sure Start centre significantly improved the educational achievement of children, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies research
Watch: Teachers’ priorities ahead of a general election
ÌÇÐÄVlog speaks to NEU members to find out the big issues teachers will want to see prioritised by a future government in a likely general election year
Former Ofsted chief to review watchdog’s Ruth Perry response
Dame Christine Gilbert, a former chief inspector, will start the independent review this month
Lib Dems call for creation of national SEND agency
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey launches new plan to end 'postcode lottery' of special needs provision
NEU chief: Labour schools’ promises long way off what’s needed
Daniel Kebede used his first major speech to warn Sir Keir Starmer the union was putting 'any incoming Labour government on notice'
Majority of teachers say learning hit by poor school buildings
Two-thirds of respondents to an NEU survey also said their schools had leaks
Ofsted reform delay ‘risks lives’, warns Ruth Perry’s sister
Professor Julia Waters will tell the NEU conference today of her fear that policymakers are only 'paying lip service' to demands for change at Ofsted
NEU: Teachers reject pre-pay offer strike action
Members of the biggest teachers' union instead vote in favour of a 'snap poll' on the government's forthcoming pay offer
TA support for SEND non-existent, say teachers
The vast majority of teachers need more support inside and outside classrooms for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, an NEU poll shows
NEU: Teachers could strike in September
The leader of the largest teaching union said that strikes were not off the table and could take place later this year
£10k payment for non-UK trainees cut for next year
The international relocation payment for overseas teacher training applicants for physics and languages has been stopped