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
Jack Dyson
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
Freddie Whittaker
Pensions

MAT backtracks on ‘dangerous’ pension changes, unions claim

England's biggest MAT will no longer roll out controversial pension plan from September, NAHT says

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

OGAT staff set to strike for 10 more days in July

Staff are on strike over plans to extend the teaching day by 30 minutes

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School Leadership

Headteacher associations join forces in national network

Group aims to 'mobilise' leaders and give heads stronger policymaking voice

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust handbook 2025 changes: what leaders need to know

Trusts barred from paying hacker ransoms and told CEO pay must be 'defensible' in latest funding rules

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

DfE faces big bill as secret settlement ends SchoolsCompany saga

Ministers face writing off a sizeable chunk of £2.8m owed back to the DfE, despite spending potentially millions to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Trust says cost-cutters call to court schools is ‘misuse of funds’

School resource management advisers urged the Elliot Foundation to 'proactively' grow its ranks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Behaviour

Trust legal challenge over child in isolation for half a year

But GORSE trust lawyers defend 'positive discipline' policy and say it improves behaviour

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker