Politics

NAHT will ballot heads for strike over pay for the first time

Unprecedented move from union with 35,000 members follows poll which showed most backed industrial action

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Austerity 2.0: ‘No good news for schools’ as Hunt warns of cuts

Chancellor says ‘all departments' will need to find savings, and 'some areas of spending will need to be cut’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Revealed: The winners of the Nasen Awards 2022

Eighteen schools, individuals and organisations recognised for work supporting children with SEND

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Vital special school rejected over plan for flats

The case reveals stumbling blocks for homes on school sites as the government renews its bid to sell school...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher pay

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2022

DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 5% for most teachers and 8.9% increase in starting salaries

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

NASUWT and NEU to ballot school staff for strikes over pay

Two unions representing hundreds of thousands of school staff prepare for formal ballots over government pay proposals

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Solutions

Can childcare fill primary schools’ empty classrooms?

On-site childcare delivers many benefits for schools, but 'practical issues' face leaders considering renting out vacated spaces

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Keeping their heads? School leader turnover rises by a third

'We’re seeing the resumption of a downward trend in leadership retention'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Council attendance staff cuts 50 times bigger than new support

DfE has hired 13 absence advisers, but investigation suggests over 600 attendance staff have been slashed from councils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker