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
Unions launch legal action against the Teaching Regulation Agency Concern over non-white teachers being ‘overrepresented’ in misconduct referrals
Blair’s school absence guru calls for ‘national effort’ and public targets Nine national policy solutions from New Labour attendance expert
Health must shoulder more SEND accountability, experts tell MPs 7 findings from health experts at the education committee inquiry into SEND
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
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 a member
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
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’
79 schools withdraw from breakfast clubs trial Many schools cite inadequate funding, raising concerns about the viability of the full rollout