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Teacher pay deal ‘the worst of all worlds’, say heads

Schools face having to cut their budgets in order to afford next year’s teacher pay settlement, headteachers have warned....

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Teacher pay 2019-20: What do schools need to know?

The government has confirmed teacher pay arrangements from September, but schools face having to fund most of the pay...

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Government STRB response 2019: 2.75% pay rise across all grades, but it’s not fully-funded

Pay for all teachers and school leaders will rise by up to 2.75 per cent next year, but the...

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82 per cent of headteachers prefer Hunt to Johnson, poll finds

Four-in-five headteachers believe Jeremy Hunt would make the best Conservative prime minister, a new poll has revealed. A survey...

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Indecent proposals: 111 curriculum suggestions made to schools this year

Schools have been told they should teach pupils how to examine X-rated movies, get a good night’s sleep and...

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£17m on offer for academy trust expansion – but it’ll depend on EBacc entries

The government will hand £17 million in additional funding to academy trusts to help “strong and high-potential” chains to...

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Teachers ‘to get 2.75% pay rise’ – reports

UPDATE: The government has now confirmed its plans for teacher pay in 2019-20. You can read about it here....

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9,000 pupils were entered for the wrong science paper

Around 9,000 pupils were entered for the wrong science GCSE paper last year, analysis by Ofqual has revealed. Last...

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MPs demand to see secretive cost-cutter reports

The government must release reports by its school cost-cutting consultants to MPs and provide evidence of the value for...

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