Unison ballots 140,000 school support staff for strike Vote over councils’ £1,925 pay offer raises prospect of even greater disruption to schools this autumn
Regional directors reveal academies approach Officials are deploying ‘soft levers’ to encourage small schools to convert and build capacity in the system
‘Political adversarialism’ hampering Birmingham SEND improvements Damning report flags ‘unhelpful and even illegal practices around exclusions and part-time provision’
Teacher strikes: July walkouts hinge on STRB response, says NEU ‘If she makes the right decisions, she could also avoid further strike action’
Mental health leads struggle to find time for the job Almost 6 in 10 schools have taken up training grant funding, but survey reveals workload concerns
DfE names 9 more attendance hubs and expands mentoring Ministers also seek views on ‘missing’ children as department publishes first data on home education and council enforcement
Barran: We need to give MATs support not inspection (for now) New ‘transparent’ commissioning will also address concerns over decision making done based on a ‘list of the friends of the regional director’, academies minister says
Keegan tells NEU to check its facts on teacher pay Education secretary says stats watchdog ruling ‘appears to contradict’ statement from union on lack of funding information
Reading at ‘English hub’ schools holds up post-pandemic But DfE research finds no firm ‘causal’ link between participation and improved phonics scores