Unions

Heads’ union pushes for academies’ right to rejoin councils

In an interview with Schools Week, heads' leader also urges government not to 'flinch' in the face of 'soft...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Give every secondary school a violence against women and girls lead – charity

Youth Endowment Fund also calls for a £100 million investment in violence-reduction programmes

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Unions launch legal action against the Teaching Regulation Agency

Concern over non-white teachers being 'overrepresented' in misconduct referrals

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Blair’s school absence guru calls for ‘national effort’ and public targets

Nine national policy solutions from New Labour attendance expert

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Health must shoulder more SEND accountability, experts tell MPs

7 findings from health experts at the education committee inquiry into SEND

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Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Labour warned over ‘ruinous’ £800m budget shortfall if pay rises unfunded

School funding takes centre stage at education questions as Conservative MPs say ‘heads stressed beyond belief’ over budgets 

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Freddie Whittaker
News

NASUWT re-opens leadership election after legal challenge over Wrack appointment

Union had blocked one of its national officers from challenging ex-FBU chief on the grounds that he was not...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

STRB recommends teacher pay rise ‘close to 4%’ – reports

Leaders say further unfunded pay rises would cause 'ruinuous harm' - but No 10 rule out extra cash

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Freddie Whittaker
Strikes

NEU backs strikes ‘blueprint’ to ‘take on’ large MATs

Conference also votes to aim to win improved working conditions and 'undermine the notion of academy freedoms'

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Freddie Whittaker