News STRB recommends teacher pay rise ‘close to 4%’ – reports Leaders say further unfunded pay rises would cause ‘ruinuous harm’ – but No 10 rule out extra cash Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Exclusions ‘Undue focus’ on pupils’ race risks ‘over-complicating’ exclusions, says judge School ‘vindicated’ after ruling it acted lawfully when it excluded a boy of black Caribbean heritage Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Movers and Shakers Movers and shakers: OCR, Northern, All Saints This week’s movers and shakers include a ‘keen Germanophile’ and a serving professor working as a trust leader Schools Week Reporter 2mo Schools Week Reporter 2mo Strikes NEU backs strikes ‘blueprint’ to ‘take on’ large MATs Conference also votes to aim to win improved working conditions and ‘undermine the notion of academy freedoms’ Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo News Perry’s sister and sector leaders call for Ofsted reform pause Last-ditch call for a delay comes on final day of Ofsted’s consultation Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Unions Exclusive ‘Give teachers hope’, Roach tells Phillipson as he leaves NASUWT role Departing union boss urges government to ‘focus on delivery’ as he hands the reins to Matt Wrack Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo School funding Exclusive Councils take up to 9% of school budgets for core services Findings challenge claims trusts charge their schools more for services away from classrooms Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Edtech Schools will get discounted updates to keep Windows 10 running Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates for the operating system after October 14 Rhi Storer 2mo Rhi Storer 2mo News DfE commits to trans guidance this year after Supreme Court ruling Legal experts urge schools to avoid a ‘blanket’ approach in response to the judgment Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Academies Exclusive Governors told to ‘resign’ if they don’t back Catholic mega MAT plans And another diocese tells governors they could only pass compliance checks with evidence they supported academisation Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Breakfast clubs Exclusive 79 schools withdraw from breakfast clubs trial Many schools cite inadequate funding, raising concerns about the viability of the full rollout Freddie Whittaker 2mo Rhi Storer and Freddie Whittaker 2mo Academies Investigation Schools have 28% of budgets shaved off by academy trust ‘GAG pooling’ Unions are now demanding greater scrutiny over how trusts pool budgets, as schools await promised guidance Jack Dyson 2mo Jack Dyson 2mo Newer 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 982 Older