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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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Schools ‘can’t plan budgets’ because of election pay delay

Heads fear a decision on teacher pay rises will now not be made until after the election in July, ASCL warns

Kent SEND pupil plan unworkable without more funding, leaders warn

Draft plan seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog reveals mainstream schools expected to take on pupils who are six to seven years behind in their cognitive and learning development

Schools told by DfE that building repair cash put on hold

Trusts are informed that DfE funding that was approved is now on hold – just days before building work is due to get underway

Weekly round-up: Teacher demands for the general election

ÌÇÐÄVlog' essential education news this week includes calls for change in the school system ahead of the general election and pressure over teacher pay

Behaviour plan for Scottish schools promised ‘in coming weeks’

Education secretary vows to deliver plan in response to warnings about 'dangerous and disruptive behaviour' in Scottish schools

Vote ‘no’ on pay offer, school support staff told

School support staff union could move to strike action if members vote to reject £1,290 pay rise

Next government ‘needs to fix systemic crises’ in schools

Unions set out their general election demands on teacher recruitment and retention, school buildings and provision for pupils with SEND

Unions urge DfE to immediately publish STRB report

There is 'no good reason' to delay publishing the pay review body recommendations, say four unions

Swinney vows to improve public services and ‘educational performance’

But opposition leaders hit out at his record as education secretary, saying he was tasked with closing the attainment gap – and failed

Rise MAT appoints interim CEO

Dave Ellison-Lee, currently director of education and deputy CEO at Rise, will step into the role in September

DfE to research risks posed by older school buildings

Headteachers' leaders say they hope researching building risks leads to DfE 'correcting perpetual underinvestment in the school estate'

Kate Forbes: ‘Gaelic must be brought to life beyond the classroom’

Gaelic should be ‘a living, breathing language’ – not just a language of the classroom, deputy first minister tells MSPs

SQA: Scottish schools to get access to marked exam papers for first time

Marked exam papers in five subject areas will be made available to all schools on results day in August – the SQA says it hopes the move will 'ensure transparency'

National maths specialist appointed in Scotland

Former secondary school leader Andy Brown will be 'leading the work to update the maths and numeracy curriculum'

Heads call for end to ‘annual circus’ of teacher pay settlements

Schools need a 'long-term approach to reliable pay and progression' to end recruitment crisis, a headteachers' think tank has warned

MPs call for urgent curriculum review to expand financial education

Content in the 'overcrowded' curriculum must be reduced to deliver more financial education, say heads' leaders

Music hubs: experts sound warning over cut in numbers

MPs have questioned sector experts and schools minister Damian Hinds about the government's music hubs programme. Here are six things we learned

Ballot opens over education cuts in Scotland’s largest council

Industrial action is on the cards in Glasgow – which could entail strikes – if plans to cut 450 teaching posts over three years are not reversed

Nearly 1 in 3 female students ‘very worried’ about climate change

Findings from the International Baccalaureate come as schools report growing levels of anxiety around the impact of climate change

Teachers complain of ‘obscure’ English lit GCSE extract

Teachers warn exam board AQA that some students were at a disadvantage in this year's GCSE English literature paper

Independent review will probe Oak National Academy

The chief executive of DfE-funded property company LocatED will lead a review into the controversial curriculum resources quango

Better guidance on sexual harassment needed, say 1 in 3 staff

Most school staff believe safeguarding concerns have increased since last year, a ÌÇÐÄVlog poll shows

Oracy ‘neglect’ leaves pupils struggling, warns exam board

Oracy needs to be more integrated into the curriculum, says OCR

AI added to ‘outdated’ computer science GCSE

These are the main changes to GCSE computer science set out by the Department for Education in plans published today