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Big news this afternoon, as the NEU says the government has committed to fully funding this year's teacher pay rise
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Lucy Powell has written to NEU gen sec @DanielKebedeNEU, saying the gov will not be clawing back savings made by schools following a reduction in employer contribution rates to the Local Government Pension Scheme. The NEU says this amounts to fully funding this year's pay rise.
Breaking: The DfE is considering cancelling exams giant Pearson's contract to deliver SATs after it confirmed this year's marking fiasco will delay results
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Breaking: Teacher pay will rise by 3.5 per cent from September 2026, but schools will be expected to fund almost a third of the cost
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Big news on academy trust CEO pay...
Schools Week understands the government will announce controls on MAT CEO pay alongside the long-awaited teacher pay award for September, which could come as soon as today.
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Looks like a significant story, here, from Schools Week on academy CEO pay:
Government plans NHS-style rules for academy CEO pay schoolsweek.co.uk/government…
Teacher and support staff members of @NEUnion have said they are prepared to strike over the prospect of an unfunded pay rise.
Indicative ballots show 90.5% of teacher and 86.1% of support staff members are prepared to take industrial action over pay, funding and workload
A new 'independent advisory group' set up by @NAHTnews is to scrutinise the effect new Ofsted inspections have on school leader wellbeing.
Ofsted has agreed to sit on the panel, which follows concerns new inspections place extra pressure on leaders
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'All teaching staff' in England will be eligible for SEND training as part of a major new development package, government has announced
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Ofsted's published the first of its new 'report cards', for schools that volunteered to be the first inspected under its new framework.
Grades are likely higher than usual, given these are volunteers, but it gives an early look at what the new system holds...
Leaders have shared their views on the new inspection regime after Ofsted published its first full report cards, for schools that volunteered for inspections under its new framework
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The government looks set to hand itself sweeping powers to close MATs based on trust-level education failures alone, once new Ofsted trust inspections are introduced
Here's everything you need to know...
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Breaking: New Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts could begin as early as 2027, it has emerged
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Ofsted's electronic evidence-gathering system has been hit with further technical problems - meaning inspectors adjusting to the new framework will have to follow 'alternative processes' when inspections resume in January
Ofsted has enacted a 'contingency plan' to help inspectors record notes when inspections resume in January, after more 'technical problems' with its electronic evidence-gathering system
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Breaking: Exam board Pearson has been fined £2 million by Ofqual for 'serious' rule breaches which affected tens of thousands of students taking language qualifications
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The government has revealed it will use family incomes - rather than free school meal eligibility - to decide how much pupil premium funding schools get as part of a long-term shake-up
Exclusive: Family income data will replace free school meals eligibility as the trigger for pupil premium and other deprivation funding for schools, the government has said
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Teacher trainee numbers are up 11% on last year, showing promising signs for recruitment as the gov aims to fulfil its pledge of boosting the workforce by 6,500 teachers.
Secondary has again under-recruited though, hitting 88% of its target – despite that target being cut by 19%
Breaking: Trainee teacher numbers have grown by 11 per cent this year, with government over-recruiting would-be primary teachers but still missing its target for secondary
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We need to right this wrong
Business Leaders play a critical role in the strategic and operational success of schools and trusts. Too few are remunerated on a salary that aligns with the senior responsibilities they exercise.
Ministers have been urged by unions to align school business leaders’ pay with that of other leaders, as analysis shows their salaries have stagnated
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