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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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NEU extends strike action at Outwood Grange over longer day

Teachers at 14 Outwood Grange secondaries will continue to take strike action through July

Nord Anglia expands into Italy with 3-school deal

International schools group's portfolio will cover 35 countries after its acquisition of H-FARM schools

Cutting teachers’ contact time: councils highlight problems

Scottish local authorities are accused of 'running down the clock' on the government's flagship policy of reducing teachers' class-contact time

7 findings from survey on working lives of teachers and school leaders

DfE publishes full report – including findings on behaviour, inspection and flexible working – of its 2024 survey

How Ofsted will inspect the impact of AI use in schools

Ofsted releases information for schools on how it will look at the effect of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning – but says it does not yet have enough evidence to define good use of AI

New SQA chief executive announced

Former council chief will lead Scotland's qualifications body through reform after leaving his previous role in the wake of Ofsted criticism of children's services following the killing of a six-year-old boy

Exam board apologises for physics A-level errors

Institute of Physics contacts exam boards 'urgently seeking reassurances', as OCR apologises for mistakes in papers

Trainees from overseas sleep in libraries and rely on food banks

International trainees and teachers are helping to tackle England's recruitment crisis, but those who move here face huge obstacles. Cerys Turner explores why this is – and what should be done about it

Are regional advisory boards being wound down?

Elections to the DfE's regional advisory boards are due – but no votes have been planned, ÌÇÐÄVlog understands, fuelling speculation that the boards, which advise on academy decisions, could be scrapped

DfE will not continue funding for trust CEO course

The National Institute of Teaching's trust leader development programme will no longer be funded by the government, ÌÇÐÄVlog can reveal

CfE review lead: ‘Teachers will need extra in-service days’

Scotland’s biggest teaching union also calls for extra time for teachers to engage with the review amid concerns that the process so far is ‘lacking' input from early years and primary staff

School funding: 4 changes for next year

The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula

Ofsted inspection teams to be more ‘context-aware’

Watchdog announces change to ensure that inspection teams have experience of the type of setting they are inspecting, in response to concerns raised in consultation

MSPs vote to replace SQA despite ‘rebrand’ criticism

The passing of legislation is an 'opportunity missed' to improve the learning environment of pupils, warns Scotland's biggest teaching union

Impact of teacher retention payments ‘far from conclusive’

Financial incentives aimed at keeping teachers in the job have less impact than previously thought, according to NFER research

TA-led scheme boosts Year 2 numeracy, finds EEF

Intervention led by teaching assistants improves the progress of pupils struggling with maths by two months, according to the Education Endowment Foundation

Trusts told to set out ‘defensible’ executive pay policy

An update to the Academy Trust Handbook says trust boards must document their approach to executive pay

Scottish education reform reaches landmark

Education bill paves the way for change at Scotland's national assessment and inspection bodies, but critics say it does not go far enough

Internal AP risks being a ‘costly holding pen’

Schools setting up internal alternative provision are navigating 'uncharted territory' because they lack guidance on what works, charity warns

DfE approves merger to form 36-school MAT

South West trusts Olympus Academy Trust and Futura Learning Partnership are now consulting on their proposal to create a new multi-academy trust

Unions could ask school leaders to quit as Ofsted inspectors

ASCL and NAHT set out 'unprecedented step' being considered in letter to education secretary

Delayed KCSIE puts schools in ‘impossible situation’

The wait for this year's Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which was due to contain 'substantive' changes, is causing 'unnecessary anxiety', warn safeguarding leads

Primaries urged to teach first aid as national scheme begins

'Potentially life-saving skills' can be taught to children from the very start of primary school, teachers are told

Scottish reform timeline sets target dates for new qualifications

'Next steps' document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment 'will start to feel different'