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Callum Mason

Callum Mason is a correspondent at Tes covering school funding, governance, support staff, independent schools, behaviour, catch-up and more. Before joining Tes he worked as a financial journalist at MoneySavingExpert.com and in policy for the civil service.

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Teacher pay offer: is it affordable for schools?
The DfE says schools will be given enough cash to cover its proposed teacher pay deal, but heads’ and teachers’ unions disagree. What do the numbers tell us?
General
30 March 2023
Teacher pay offer: is it affordable for schools?
Keegan: ‘I know heads care deeply about pupils’
Education secretary issued plea to school leaders in an email last night, setting out how its new teacher pay offer would be funded
General
30 March 2023
Keegan: ‘I know heads care deeply about pupils’
Check homework policy for AI risk, DfE advises schools
Four key points for schools from the government’s latest advice on artificial intelligence in education
General
29 March 2023
Check homework policy for AI risk, DfE advises schools
Keegan: AI ‘could cut time-draining teacher tasks’
The education secretary will make the comments at the BETT show in London today
General
29 March 2023
AI ‘could cut time-draining teacher tasks’
Pay offer ‘worst possible’ outcome for schools
School leaders have warned of more cuts ahead after the government confirmed schools would be expected to meet most of the increase from existing budgets
General
28 March 2023
Pay offer 'worst' outcome for schools
Concern over inspections of special schools, MPs told
Special schools not always getting specialist Ofsted inspectors, cross-party Education Committee is told
General
28 March 2023
Concern over Ofsted inspections of special schools, MPs told