‘A tragedy’: How heads are preparing for the teachers strike Many schools will close to all or some pupils as teachers gear up for their first national strike in six years
Teacher strike will go ahead after DfE talks fail Poll suggests over 60% of schools face partial or full closure on Wednesday in response to walkouts
Grammar schools ‘not pulling their weight’ on SEND, say campaigners Selective schools educate a far smaller proportion of pupils with SEND and looked-after children than their neighbours
Teacher strike: Pressure warning, guidance clash and 30k join NEU Here’s what you need to know about developments this week
Progress on white paper ‘parent pledge’ goes backwards Schools are now less ready to meet the ‘vague’ expectations than they were last year, data suggests
No ‘strong evidence’ of retention boost from teacher student loan forgiveness Pilot that reimburses teachers their tuition fee repayments had ‘subtle’ influence on career choices
Labour pledges end to ‘needless micro-management of schools’ Shadow education secretary says she’ll ‘trust’ leaders to know when their schools need help
Just 1 in 5 free NPQ places taken up so far Providers point to ‘challenges’ caused by Covid-19, confusion and overlaps with other qualifications
‘Don’t pressure staff to cross picket lines’, unions tell members Two unions issue joint statement to avoid tensions between members over impending walkouts