Free school meals DfE confirms paltry 3p infant free school meals funding rise 1.2% increase is far below predicted rises in food and wage costs Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w DfE Exclusive DfE regions group leader John Edwards to be council CEO Senior civil servant to become chief executive of Rotherham council Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w News School support staff offered 3.2% pay rise But unfunded rise will place further pressure on school budgets Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w Unions Matt Wrack confirmed as next NASUWT general secretary Former Fire Brigades Union chief becomes first union boss without an education background Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w Ofsted Nearly two-thirds think Ofsted reforms are worse, ‘alternative’ consultation finds Survey launched by Ofsted critics finds 90% of respondents said five-point grading system not fit for purpose Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w News 6 proposals from academy bosses to improve Ofsted reforms Merging teaching and curriculum ratings, rethinking ‘exemplary’ and fewer monitoring checks all tabled by CST Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w News Teacher pay: NASUWT could ballot members within weeks Conference passes motion for ‘immediate’ move to a ballot if government doesn’t ‘fully-fund’ its 2025 pay offer Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo Teacher strikes Exclusive NASUWT would ballot if DfE rejects higher STRB pay recommendation Conference also seeks ‘immediate’ ballot if pay award is not ‘fully-funded’ Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo Unions Exclusive NASUWT members seek public dismissal of NEU merger NEU members voted to ‘redouble’ efforts to form a single education union earlier this week Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo News NEU squares up to sister unions over support staff recruitment Conference votes to ‘actively’ recruit support staff, in defiance of an agreement not to Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo Teacher strikes Labour MPs ‘will pay high political price’ over teacher pay, vows Kebede NEU leader pledges to campaign in MPs’ constituencies if teachers don’t get an improved and fully-funded pay settlement Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo News Schools buy families bedding and microwaves as child poverty bites Leaders also report helping families with heating bills and subsidising holiday club provision for disabled children Freddie Whittaker 1mo Freddie Whittaker 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 974 Older
