Politics

Teacher strikes: NAHT will re-ballot members, Whiteman pledges

Leader says union will 'test members' views again when talks conclude or break down'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools sought for EEF trials to boost science and reading

Schools sought to take part in trials of Ascents 121, Focus4Taps and FFT Reciprocal Reading

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted won’t inspect schools on strike days

Teachers in the NEU are due to walk out on six days starting from February 1

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Keegan challenges NEU over legality of strike vote announcement

Union leaders say they are 'confident' all employers were informed at around the same time as members

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

United Learning broke academy rules over £133k ‘duplicate payment’

Country's largest trust also reveals it was braced for £10m deficit before autumn statement funding announcement

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Strike talks latest: DfE ‘pessimistic’ about prospect of more money

Union leader calls for political intervention after six-hour crunch talks with department officials

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

‘I can’t afford to strike, but I can’t afford to carry on like it is’

NEU members explain how pay erosion and a lack of school funding is driving teachers to take second jobs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

SEND costs leave councils on brink of bankruptcy

Some councils are draining reserves to plug high-needs deficits while their other services face cuts

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Belger and Jessica Hill
Politics

Thousands of heads may have been denied strike vote, says NAHT

Union reveals it re-issued over 5,000 ballots amid postal disruption, but three in four may not have reached members...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker