Schools

NEU threatens strikes if teachers not given inflation-busting pay rise

The teachers' union wants an "undifferentiated" pay rise for all teachers, as inflation soars to 9.1 per cent

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Cleric who said Western women ‘worse than beasts’ banned from running schools

Education secretary bans former private school proprietor who promoted 'inappropriate' views about women and gay people

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Capita pauses SATs marking for nearly two days

Firm halted marking to scan more test scripts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told

Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six opportunities to hear from further education providers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Middlesbrough gets help to tackle absences

Tackling persistent absence has become a key priority for ministers after rates soared during the pandemic

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE orders e-registers and sets new thresholds for absence fines

Schools to be told to modernise the way they collect and record attendance data as government plans absence crackdown

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Ofqual chief admits exam board mistakes caused ‘distress’

Chief regulator Jo Saxton also told school leaders handwriting is 'here to stay', and warn they face worse results...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Governance ‘diminished’ in new inspections, Ofsted told

National Governance Association writes to Amanda Spielman to call for 'more informative' reports

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools should ‘obsess’ about attendance, says children’s commissioner

Report from Dame Rachel de Souza calls for better support for school counselling and improved intervention after exclusions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker