Unions

NASUWT members reveal ordeal faced in classroom amid concerns about the influence of the ‘manosphere’

The leader of England’s biggest teaching union threatens industrial action if the government does not provide ‘the funding our schools need’

But half of teachers say their school still has no policy on AI use – and secondary staff are worried about the effect of the tech on students’ critical thinking

Delegates at the teaching union’s annual conference back motion calling for a national campaign to reduce violence in schools

Nearly one in 10 teachers have experienced sexualised comments from students, according to an NEU survey on the influence of social media in schools

Green Party leader Zack Polanski headlines the NEU teaching union’s annual conference, speaking out against academisation, Ofsted and current school funding

Most teachers say stress at work has affected their teaching, with one in three describing the impact as ‘severe’, NASUWT research shows

Teachers in the most deprived areas of the country are more likely to say their school cannot afford to run extracurricular activities, NEU survey finds

Nearly nine in 10 teachers say class sizes are a barrier to making their school more inclusive for pupils with special educational needs

Some teachers are ‘discouraged from reporting incidents’ of violent student behaviour, warns the leader of NASUWT teaching union

Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are ‘demoralising’ and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account

General secretary Daniel Kebede, speaking ahead of his union’s annual conference, warns that Reform is pushing ‘divisive messages’ – while Reform says ‘unions are driving down standards’