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Leaders warn government not to pile Neet work onto schools
As schools sector awaits imminent Milburn report on tackling the Neet crisis, an ASCL report accepts that schools can drive much of the work - but not alone
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Revealed: ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards 2023 shortlist
Find out who has made the list this year as ÌÇÐÄVlog prepares to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of school leaders and staff
Study finds ‘no crisis’ in Scottish teacher education
But schools want more say in the grading of student teachers on placement, with some believing universities are guilty of passing students ‘who are struggling’
Raise mental health lead grant to boost school take-up, DfE told
Heads' leaders say £1,200 mental health lead grant is not enough to meet the training costs and pay for staff cover, as data reveals that DfE is just halfway towards its sign-up target for this year
How far can MATs be true ‘community anchors’?
Leaders want multi-academy trusts to provide greater 'social good' and engage more with communities – but what would this look like?
DfE accused of ‘massive own goal’ on MAT governance
Governance leaders question why DfE dropped plan to ensure all multi-academy trusts have a local tier of governors
DfE axes National Leaders of Governance scheme
The government will not be extending reviews programme for schools and trusts with 'weak' governance beyond October this year
Heads urged to take down Ofsted banners at schools
NAHT president-elect Simon Kidwell will tell the union's conference that schools should take action to put Ofsted 'back in its box'
Heads and teachers to plan for joint strikes
Plan revealed after the NAHT school leaders' union announces re-ballot of members on strike action over pay, funding, workload and wellbeing
Walker: Drop GCSE resits rule to boost ‘maths to 18’ plan
Former schools minister Robin Walker questions the value of pupils failing repeated resits of GCSE maths
Welsh schools: ‘Experienced staff are struggling and new staff are drowning’
The new curriculum began being introduced in Welsh schools in September – but it’s not just curricular reform piling the pressure on the country’s teachers
Weekly round-up: Teacher strike and Ofsted inquiry
This week’s essential education news and analysis includes the teacher pay dispute and Thursday's strike action, the launch of an inquiry into Ofsted inspections and a worrying drop in ITT applications
Sats 2023: Cutting lost papers ‘key priority’ this year, says STA
School leaders warn the problems with last year's key stage 2 Sats 'must not be allowed to be repeated' as STA publishes report less than two weeks before this year's tests
DfE raises secondary ITT target by 26%
The government has estimated that 26,360 postgraduate initial teacher training secondary trainees will need to start their training in the 2023-24 academic year
Parents’ support for teacher strike softens
Majority of parents still support the NEU teaching union strike, but opposition to the action has increased since February
Ofsted MAT checks: 7 key findings
Ofsted resumed its summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts a year ago. Here is everything you need to know about its findings since then
Plan for ‘a range’ of teacher pay levels, schools told
DfE tells heads they should budget for all possible pay review body outcomes after its pay offer was rejected by all four unions and ahead of further teacher strikes tomorrow
Scottish students not ready for return to pre-Covid assessment, say teachers
Nine in 10 secondary teachers disagree with the Scottish Qualifications Authority decision to reinstate coursework and exams in practical subjects next year
CEO of one of country’s largest MATs to stand down
Oasis Community Learning chief executive John Murphy is to stand down after nine years in post
NI teachers and civil servants in biggest industrial action for a decade
Strike action in Northern Ireland takes place a day after it emerged that no new school buildings or school extensions would be started in 2023-24 as a result of education cuts
AI ‘threat’ sparks SQA reminder of ‘serious’ penalties for plagiarism
The Scottish Qualifications Authority has asked schools to remind students about ‘the potential consequences of submitting work that isn’t their own’ – including that they could fail the course
Falling rolls fund will open to schools with lower Ofsted grades
DfE funding rule change aims to help schools hit by falling pupil numbers due to the decline in the birth rate
Two-thirds of heads ‘have to cut teaching assistants’
More schools are using pupil premium to plug funding gaps than at any point since polling began six years ago
Strikes: MATs leader urges DfE to resume pay talks
Confederation of School Trusts' chief calls on the government to return to the negotiating table on teacher pay, ahead of scheduled strikes
Help pupils choose harder books, teachers urged
Pupils read more books due to social media trends like 'BookTok' but are not choosing challenging texts, report finds