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Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?

As a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem

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Teachers ‘won’t hesitate’ to take action over pension changes

NEU members vote to oppose any attempts to get staff to leave the Teachers' Pension Scheme and fight the biggest MAT's plan to allow staff to opt out

More school support staff not being paid for extra hours

The working conditions of support staff 'continue to deteriorate' due to the underfunding of schools, says NEU boss in response to new research

Teachers could strike from September

A formal ballot could be launched in June, says NEU general secretary – but he insists strike action is 'completely avoidable'

GEMS appoints Lord Hague to advisory role

Former UK foreign secretary will advise on the opening of the international schools group's new School of Research and Innovation

Which subjects are losing and gaining teachers in Scotland?

The number of teachers registered in Scotland fell in 2024, finds a GTCS analysis, with subjects including German and computing among the hardest hit

Large MATs are ‘havens for higher workload’, says NEU boss

It is a 'myth' that academies are more attractive to teachers because they offer more flexibility on pay and working conditions, says Daniel Kebede

Rise of primary teachers in secondary ‘undermines registration’

Scotland's inspectorate should check that teachers are teaching at their registered level, says union that warns staff shortages are 'blurring' teacher registration categories

NEU to vote on ‘immediately’ planning strike ballot

Urgent motion at union's conference calls for a formal ballot if the teacher pay offer remains 'unacceptable' after the review body process

Nearly 2 in 3 teachers stressed at work most of the time

NEU boss warns about a 'working culture which invades every aspect of a teacher’s life'

Phillipson concern about alternative pension impact on younger teachers

Education secretary responds to NASUWT concerns over United Learning Trust's pension plan

1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content

Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds

NEU members willing to strike for higher pay

Biggest teaching union will decide whether to proceed to a formal ballot on strike action at its annual conference next week

Gove and Spielman given seats in the House of Lords

Former education secretary Michael Gove and former Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman have been awarded peerages today after being nominated by the Conservatives

Private school claims UK first as it accepts fees paid in Bitcoin

The move comes as independent schools across the UK continue to grapple with a range of pressures – from inflation to the introduction of VAT on fees

British Council to sell historic Spanish school

The Inspired Education international schools group will take over El Colegio Británico, which is the British Council's only school and has been run by it for 85 years

Anti-racism training must be mandatory for all school staff, says NAHT

School leaders' union also calls for the government's curriculum review to promote more texts by authors from diverse cultures

Special-school heads welcome halt to redesignation plan

Plan to create new classifications for special schools sparked a legal challenge by parents that was backed by headteachers

Nearly half of children in need persistently absent last year

Latest government data also shows that the percentage of children in need who are severely absent has been rising since 2020

Nearly a quarter of children spend over 4 hours a day on devices

A survey by the children's commissioner also found that the majority of schools surveyed already have policies in place restricting mobile phone use

Kebede: DfE should ban phones in schools to alleviate pressures

A national conversation about mobile phone use, online harm and the 'damaging impact' it has on young people is much needed, says NEU general secretary

More than half of secondary leaders made staff cuts this year

Many schools are 'rapidly heading toward breaking point', warns Sutton Trust as it releases new poll findings

Sixfold increase in Scottish pupils needing mental health support

Sharp rises in the number of autistic pupils and those with communication difficulties over the past 10 years revealed by new analysis

SEND deficits will keep rising without reform, council boss warns

Councils' high-needs debts are the result of an underfunded national SEND system, says new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services

NEU: Government doesn’t have ‘much choice’ but to increase pay offer

If next year's teacher pay award does not take steps to address the recruitment and retention crisis, the system risks 'grinding to a halt', says NEU's Daniel Kebede