Pay and conditions

NASUWT votes to ‘mobilise’ for industrial action over pay

Both main teachers' unions have now put strikes on the table, after the NEU voted for an indicative ballot...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Statistics watchdog investigates DfE’s academy claims

Union complains about 'disgraceful, deliberate misuse of statistics'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Teacher who may never work again after assault gets £850k payout

The compensation is understood to be one of the largest single payouts made to an education professional

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

MP’s claim teachers broke lockdown rules ‘insulting and offensive’

Conservative Michael Fabricant under fire for comments made while defending Boris Johnson over partygate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

NEU conference: Shadow education secretary heckled over Ofsted

Labour wants to reform the watchdog, while the National Education Union favours abolition

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

White paper: Academy trust ‘divorce’ plans split sector leaders

DfE to consult on 'exceptional circumstances' in which academies could request move to 'stronger' trust

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

White paper: Academy reforms rest on regulator role, say leaders

Ex-DfE aide: 'If the regulator isn’t set up in the right way, nothing else is going to work'

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Tutoring

White paper: Schools will have to foot future tutoring bill

Ministers face calls to increase pupil premium funding to cover tutoring and literacy and numeracy focus

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

White paper: Most ‘coasting’ schools already academies

DfE consults on forcing schools 'not making necessary improvements' to become academies or join a new trust

James Carr
James Carr