Schools

In short supply: Cover costs soar as teacher shortages and illness bite

Investigation: Schools sound the alarm as finances hit by education's shrinking workforce

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

NASUWT teacher strike ballot fails to meet turnout threshold

Nine in 10 voted in favour of strikes, but turnout was 42%, below the legal requirement

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Competition watchdog ends SIMS probe as break clause confirmed

ESS SIMS will let schools apply to leave three-year contracts a year early, following a CMA investigation

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Schools with high energy bills will get discount under reduced scheme

Schools ARE included in new energy support scheme - but fewer will benefit and it is less generous from...

John Dickens
John Dickens and Tom Belger
Schools

Teacher strikes: ‘No concrete progress’ in pay talks, unions say

Unions say government shows no sign of increasing this year's pay award, but further meetings are likely

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Everything you need to know about potential school strikes

Ministers hold crunch union talks as ballots of NEU, NASUWT and NAHT members close this week

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Councils dawdle on surveying collapse risk building material

At least 41 schools across 15 local authorities have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

Tom Belger
Jessica Hill and Tom Belger
Schools

Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll

Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Falling primary numbers force council to consider mergers

Lambeth predicts it needs to reduce capacity by 575 to combat a 'significant strain' on its primary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker