Teacher pay

Teacher pay and conditions: 5 suggestions from the STRB

Make schools 'fully embrace' flexible working, review pay grades and consider multi-year settlements, says review body

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

Teacher pay: DfE accepts 4% rise, provides £615m funding

But schools must fund a quarter of the rise themselves, on top of savings they've already budgeted for

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Inclusive schools reflect their areas and are ‘culturally sensitive’ on behaviour – think tank

Centre for Young Lives recommends admissions duties are returned to councils and RISE advisers monitor school rolls

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Lords seek to water down schools bill powers

Peers will consider hundreds of amendments to the legislation as opposition politicians point to 'serious concerns'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

New 25-school MAT on cards as Compass and Eko plan merger

Average academy trust size now surpasses five schools as smaller trusts merge

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Schools could face SEND tribunal penalties 

Direction forcing schools and councils to follow rules on evidence bundles follows deluge of 'irrelevant' information

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Surrey council’s block on education communications angers MPs

Authority 'will no longer provide a response to individual cases where a more appropriate alternative route is available'

Freddie Whittaker
Chaminda Jayanetti
SEND

EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms, adviser confirms

The plans - or a new alternative - could be 'narrowed' to special schools only, adviser suggests

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Inclusion 2028: DfE extends SEND sports initiative

£300,000 funding allocated for first year, but decision beyond that must wait for spending review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker