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NEU conference votes to survey members on teacher pay strike action

The country’s largest education union will survey its members to “build towards a ballot for national strike action” if…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: First 22 lead schools for DfE’s £10m ‘behaviour hubs’ project

The government has revealed the first 22 schools which will head up its £10 million behaviour hubs initiative. Gavin…

James Carr
James Carr
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Retain ‘teaching technologies’ and online parents’ evenings after Covid, say NEU members

New ways of working with technology in teaching developed over the past year and online parents’ evenings should be…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE continues to recommend face coverings in secondary classrooms after Easter

Face coverings will continue to be recommended in secondary school classrooms until May 17 at the earliest, the Department…

James Carr
James Carr
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Muhammad cartoon teacher fundraiser under scrutiny

A fundraising campaign for the teacher at the centre of the Muhammad cartoon row is being led by an…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Starmer: ‘Supporting and empowering’ teachers ‘central’ to Labour’s education vision

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told a union conference that “supporting and empowering” teachers to “deliver a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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‘Use pupil premium cash to boost teaching’, says recovery commissioner

The government’s recovery commissioner has said schools should be spending half their pupil premium cash to improve teaching. It…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Teachers ‘treated with contempt’ during Covid, says NASUWT leader Roach

Teachers have been “treated with contempt” by the government during the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of NASUWT will say…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NASUWT votes to use industrial action ‘where necessary’ if teachers are denied pay progression because of Covid

NASUWT conference has voted to use industrial action “where necessary” to challenge schools which fail to mitigate the impact…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Improving teacher training ‘central’ to Covid recovery plan, says Williamson

Improving training for teachers throughout their careers will be “central” to the government’s Covid recovery plan, the education secretary…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Plymouth academy trust outsources staff and services

A multi-academy trust is set to outsource most of its central staff and services, with experts saying the move…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Pupil premium change: Labour accuses government of £133m ‘stealth cut’

The government’s pupil premium funding change is a “stealth cut to school budgets at a time when children need…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker