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Teacher pay: Heads’ ‘frustration’ over delays
A pay increase of 36.1 per cent for school leaders would be needed if teachers were to have the same purchasing power as 2010, union says
1 in 3 heads and teachers consider quitting
New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers
ECF: 1 in 5 new teachers not ready for workload
A significant number of tutors also believe the Early Career Framework has no impact on whether new teachers are likely to stay in the profession
Whitehall ‘must not dictate’ teacher training entitlement
Report will interrogate Labour's announcement that it would work with schools to deliver a 'teacher training entitlement' if elected
9 in 10 large MATs expect to grow by 2025
ÌÇÐÄVlog reveals the multi-academy trusts planning to expand, consolidate or halt growth in the next two years
IFS: Schools need £700m more funding next year
To restore purchasing power lost since 2010, schools would need £3.2 billion in extra funding, the think tank warns
DfE urges lower teacher pay rise next year
The government has recommended teacher pay awards return to ‘a more sustainable level’ for 2024-25
Adnodd boss: Good resources will ‘help bring CfW to life’
The right resources will be crucial to helping teachers make a success of the new curriculum, says the chief executive of Wales’ new resources body
Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and absence crackdown
Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data
Teaching assistant pay: Unions call for 10% rise
Pay rise is essential for school support staff battling the cost-of-living crisis, real-terms pay cuts and increasing job stress, say unions
Assessment: Teachers face ‘significant AI burden’
Teachers need more support to identify 'undeclared' use of artificial intelligence in coursework, school and exam leaders warn
Some autistic pupils have to ‘fail’ to get support, MSPs told
Inquiry into additional support for learning hears of families who do not feel that their autistic child is included in mainstream school
NI schools ‘let down’ by new buildings funding withdrawal
Education minister Paul Givan seeks to reassure schools after accusing UK government of 'reneging' on a financial commitment to integrated schools
Speech and language therapists ‘should be in schools’
Speech and language therapists should be working in schools supporting teachers – not in clinics, says the head of the professional body for SLTs in Scotland
‘Increase’ in pupil suspensions and exclusions last term
FFT Education Datalab has issued a warning around the 'additional pressure' the increase could put on alternative provisionÂ
‘Outdated’ facilities are harming learning, warn teachers
Survey findings reflect 'catastrophic underinvestment' in the school estate, according to heads' union
‘Most parents’ back Scotland’s LGBT-inclusive education
Now teaching unions are calling for ‘time, support and resources’ so schools can confidently bring LGBT-inclusive education into the curriculum
Schools must share attendance data from August
DfE confirms statutory measures to combat low attendance, including national framework for parent fines
Education reform will begin in 2024, promises Gilruth
Scotland's education secretary attempts to ease concerns that little progress has been made on reforming assessment and qualifications since the June 2023 Hayward report
Open plan ‘super schools’ deemed bad for pupils with ASN
New schools are often large and open plan, but the noise can make it harder for children to learn – and in the worst-case scenario, they can also be unsafe, MSPs hear
Money, parity, clarity: the top priorities for assessment reform
Hayward review consultation sheds light on how the Scottish education sector wants qualifications reformed, drawing on the views of more than 11,000 people
The Cam Academy Trust appoints new chief executive
Claire Heald, currently national director of education at Academies Enterprise Trust, will take up her new role in June
MAT body calls for major changes to accountability
Confederation of School Trusts urges government to review school league tables and consult on replacing inspection grades
Subject-specific language ‘boosts EAL pupils’ science grades’
Training in how to use more academic language in lessons helps teachers feel more confident in multilingual classrooms, research finds