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DfE tells schools to go beyond ‘not seen, not heard’ phone policies

The government is set to further strengthen its phone guidance, but school leaders warn extra funding will be needed for latest crackdown

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AI could take ‘heavy lifting’ out of teaching, says Keegan

But before this can happen, government needs to improve its ’piecemeal and lacklustre’ approach to technology in schools, headteachers‘ leader warns

Sats: Year 6 teacher stress ‘short-lived’

Teacher stress is not a strong reason to abolish Sats, say researchers after study shows that Year 6 teachers' anxiety levels quickly return to normal after test week

Call for safeguarding qualification to combat porn threat

Children's commissioner report on the link between pornography and harmful sexual behaviour among pupils calls for several reforms of RSE teaching in schools

NGA development chief steps up to share CEO role

Emma Knights will share top role at National Governance Association with Emma Balchin

More pay or less class contact time - what would teachers prefer?

Next week Scottish secondary teachers will be asked if they want to campaign for a 7% pay rise in lieu of government promise to reduce class-contact time by 90 minutes

Teacher strikes: Which year groups were most affected?

A quarter of Year 11 students who are due to sit GCSE exams this summer were not in school last Thursday, data suggests

Rise in teacher trainees taking second jobs

ITT providers also warn of dropouts and withdrawals of applications for next year due to rising costs

‘Third of TAs’ seek other jobs due to school nursing gaps

School nurse shortage leaves teaching assistants to help with colostomy bags and provide physical therapy, with special-school leaders warning of a staffing 'car crash'

SEND: Pupil needs should trump admission limits, schools told

School admissions watchdog says that, in terms of accommodating pupils with special educational needs, the impact of exceeding a school's planned places 'should not be the paramount concern'

Private school teachers vote to strike over ‘fire and rehire’

In ‘very rare’ example of industrial action in the Scottish independent sector, teachers at Hutchesons’ Grammar will strike over their removal from pension scheme

Weekly round-up: Joint strikes and Ofsted legal challenge

This week’s round-up includes a plan for education unions to coordinate strike action, a High Court challenge against Ofsted and the DfE spending £350K on wildflower seeds

GCSEs: Huge leap in grade changes after appeals

Ofqual data shows there were 470 appeals that triggered at least one GCSE grade change last year

Strikes: Unions launch High Court battle over use of cover staff

More than 10 unions, including the NASUWT and NEU teaching unions, have kicked off legal action against a law allowing the use of supply staff during walkouts

NI teachers ‘lack confidence’ delivering sex education

It is 'not good enough' that almost half of schools in Northern Ireland teach little or nothing about sexual consent, an Education and Training Inspectorate report says

Schools face longer wait for mental health support

Schools were promised 399 mental health support teams by the end of April – but the deadline has been pushed back, ÌÇÐÄVlog can reveal

ITT: NIoT warning over revamped curriculum

National Institute of Teaching warns that key part of new teacher training syllabus could 'overburden' providers and put more pressure on trainees

Tiny minority of teachers say they complete work in contracted hours

Survey of 16,500 Scottish teachers by EIS union also finds more than half face struggles to pay their rent or mortgage – yet most still use their own money to feed and clothe pupils

Abandoning free meals pledge would be ‘profoundly damaging’

The education secretary wants ‘to go further’ on universal free school meals but Humza Yousaf has signalled he favours a more targeted approach – sparking an outcry

More data could mark a ‘refreshing’ change for Scottish education

The Scottish government's decision to rejoin the Timss and Pirls international education surveys is welcome – but with these results several years away, Barry Black says more data and transparency are needed now

Strikes: More than half of schools at least partly closed

Half of schools restricted attendance during the teacher strike today, with 5 per cent fully closed, DfE data suggests

Coronation: DfE to spend £350k on wildflower seeds

Primary schools will receive more than 200,000 wildflower seed packets to mark King Charles' coronation

Ofsted: Ex-inspector crowdfunds £40K for legal challenge

School leaders hope to fund a High Court action to compel Ofsted to reveal the evidence it uses to downgrade schools

Ofsted crisis: Heads back call to halt inspector work

NAHT union calls on heads to withdraw from Ofsted inspection work until pay dispute is resolved as Ruth Perry's sister urges school leaders to 'hand in their inspector badges'

Labour pledges to plug ‘alarming’ subject teacher gaps

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson to tell heads at NAHT conference that Labour will ensure pupils are taught by specialist teachers in each subject