Politics Use Covid-style measures during strikes, DfE tells schools Government publishes updated guidance after NEU wins ballot for industrial action in England Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth and Tom Belger 2y Politics NAHT strike ballot does not meet legal threshold Leaders’ union considers re-balloting members after majority of those voting support action, but turnout falls short Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Politics NEU: Teachers in England schools vote to strike Union announces seven days of teacher strike action in February and March Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Schools NASUWT union to ballot teachers again in pay dispute Union tells ministers they are still in dispute over teachers’ pay despite failing to meet strike threshold last week Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Schools Exclusive School vacancies up two-thirds on pre-pandemic 2019, data suggests Figures shared with Schools Week show schools advertised more than 100,000 roles last year Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Ofsted Exclusive Failed SEND councils could get four-year reprieve Introduction of new SEND inspection framework means revisits clock has been reset Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Politics It’s Kebede vs Sweeney in NEU general secretary election Former president faces union’s deputy general secretary in election to replace Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Academies E-ACT appoints new chief executive Tom Campbell made permanent boss at academy trust he has run on an interim basis Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Schools Impact of £57m grant to boost maths take-up criticised 86 per cent of funding has gone to schools and just 14 per cent to colleges Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Schools Investigation Teaching hopefuls asked for details of ‘any website you’re named on’ Safeguarding guidance states schools ‘should consider carrying out an online search’ on shortlisted candidates Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted admits its complaints policy ‘isn’t working’ Officials have been asked to make the process more human and less bureaucratic Freddie Whittaker 2y John Dickens and Amy Walker 2y Schools Investigation Special schools bear brunt of recruitment crisis One school has nearly two in five teaching posts staffed by agency staff or teaching assistants Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Newer 1 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 972 Older