Teacher strikes Maternity pay gap sparks strike in London chain Trust that already offers maternity pay 30% above national levels faces action over ‘two-tier’ policy claim Jack Dyson 18h Jack Dyson 18h Teach First Exclusive Toop’s Teach First target: 500 headteachers by 2030 ‘At its core, Teach First is about quality’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 18h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 18h Teach First Exclusive Labour plans Teach First recruitment scheme revamp Government intends to drop Russell Group uni requirement and focus on ‘committed’ graduates, document suggests Lydia Chantler-Hicks 22h Lydia Chantler-Hicks 22h School funding Exclusive School budgets slide further into the red Findings come as governors say budgets are now their biggest concern – with one in ten schools relying on… Chaminda Jayanetti 22h Chaminda Jayanetti 22h News ‘Breaking point’: governors say budgets now their biggest worry Survey finds one in ten governors say their school relied on a loan or council support to stay afloat Jack Dyson 1d Jack Dyson 1d News Classrooms ‘in chaos’ says minister as suspensions near 1 million Rates of suspension and permanent exclusion have risen again, new government data shows Ruth Lucas 2d Ruth Lucas 2d Teacher training NPQs take-up collapses after government funding cut Starts on qualifications for aspiring leaders fall by a third after most subsidies withdrawn Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d Ofsted Ofsted plans school webinars in response to reform timeline unrest ‘I know there are some concerns about the timeline for these changes,’ says chief inspector Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d SEND ‘We won’t shy away from difficult reforms’, Phillipson vows amid SEND unrest Education secretary tells leaders she won’t veer from doing ‘what’s difficult and long term in favour of quick and… Schools Week Reporter 2d Schools Week Reporter 2d Academies 20 leaders appointed to DfE trust CEO advisory group Bosses of United Learning, Lift Schools, Ark and Star academy trusts appointed to advise minister amid schools bill reforms Freddie Whittaker 2d Freddie Whittaker 2d Recruitment and retention Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher… Jack Dyson 3d Jack Dyson 3d News DfE releases 150-page writing framework, but will change it soon ‘First-of-its-kind’ writing framework encourages handwriting, speaking aloud and reception focus – but new version needed when curriculum review lands Freddie Whittaker 3d Freddie Whittaker 3d 1 2 3 4 5 6 985 Older