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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
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Sewell report findings ‘an insult’ to those who experience racism, say education unions

The findings of the government’s Sewell commission on race and ethnic disparities are an “insult to all those in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson plans £1.1m expansion of cadet units in schools

The education secretary Gavin Williamson wants to expand cadet units in schools, allocating £1.1 million in funding to increase…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ministers accused of dragging feet over school sex abuse

Ministers have been accused of ignoring repeated warnings over sex abuse in schools before being “shamed” into action this…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE leans on MATs to boost teacher job vacancies website take-up

The government plans to boost take-up of its free teacher job vacancies website by leaning on the big academy…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ministers call in Ofsted to investigate school safeguarding amid ‘rape culture’ claims

Ofsted has been ordered to undertake an “immediate review” of the safeguarding policies in state and independent schools amid…

John Dickens
John Dickens