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Irena Barker
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When you work with children with behavioural difficulties, unruliness is the norm. But after being repeatedly attacked, these teachers went on strike
21 January 2011
Signing up with unions thwarts your academy dreams, heads told
Schools minister says agreeing to standard pay and conditions could scupper applications
14 January 2011
Gove moots ‘get-out clause’ in pay cap for headteachers
The Government has abandoned plans for a strict cap on heads’ pay, accepting the need for a “get-out clause” enabling schools to offer more than the top rate if they can justify it.
14 January 2011
Pensions will cost teachers 50% more
That’s an average increase of pound;100 a month
14 January 2011
From riches to ragtime for school music services
Pre-emptive cuts ahead of Government review could do ‘irreparable’ damage
14 January 2011
Stand by for a year of raised temperatures
Analysis – As the cold eases, 2011 could see the snowballing of free schools and academies while public sector cuts and the pay freeze bite. But, Irena Barker reports, reviews of pensions, the curriculum, early years and Sats should generate some heat
7 January 2011