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Let councils regulate ‘draconian’ school behaviour policies, says NEU

The rise of “draconian” and “inhumane” behaviour approaches is damaging the mental health and education of pupils, the National...

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NASUWT union staff vote for further strikes over pay and pensions

Staff at the NASUWT teaching union will strike again in a dispute over their pay and pensions after voting...

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Corbyn: Labour will scrap SATs

Labour will scrap SATs and abolish the new reception baseline test, Jeremy Corbyn has announced. The opposition leader told...

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Two in five don’t expect to stay in teaching beyond five years

Two fifths of teachers don’t see themselves remaining in the profession beyond 2024, while almost one in five expect...

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Make LGBT+ education compulsory in all schools, says NEU

England’s largest teaching union will lobby the government to make teaching about LGBT+ relationships compulsory in all schools. The...

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NEU will ballot for SATs boycott in 2019-20

The National Education Union is to ballot its members on a potential SATs boycott next year after delegates at...

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NEU opposes detentions and exclusions for climate strike pupils

The country’s largest education union will officially oppose “any reprisals” against pupils who walk out of school to campaign...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Labour fires warning after rise in ‘zombie’ academies

Almost 100 academies are waiting to be transferred to new sponsors – with some still in limbo well over...

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Vice-principal convicted of expenses fraud won’t be banned from teaching

A former vice-principal who fraudulently claimed expenses from a company linked to his school will not be banned from...

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Freddie Whittaker