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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