Exams

Special school teacher banned over Covid grade ‘dishonesty’

Case appears to be the first sanctions issued for misconduct relating to teacher grades used during the pandemic

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

20k pupils in unregistered alternative provision, study finds

Calls for statutory registration and 'light-touch' regulation to ensure vulnerable children are 'brought back into view'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Damning probe reveals full scale of failures at scandal special school

'Unclear' why Ofsted waited to inspect Harlow Academy after 20 reports of safeguarding failures, review found

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

NASUWT accepts pay deal, but industrial action still going ahead

The teachers' union said more needs to be done to tackle 'excessive workload and working hours'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

NAHT members also vote to accept teacher pay deal

Union had secured mandate to strike, but said that is no longer necessary

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation

Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Consider targeting future pay rises to shortage areas, STRB says

School Teachers' Review Body is 'deeply concerned' about recruitment levels and calls for 'targeted remuneration'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

NASUWT members vote for industrial action

'Continuous action' short of strikes from September, with potential for co-ordinated industrial action with other unions in Autumn

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Consider ‘golden handcuff’ bursaries, major ITT providers say

Six key findings from the education committee hearing on recruitment and retention crisis

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth