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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