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Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect

The new government has pledged to hire teachers in shortage subjects, replace Ofsted grades and ensure schools are inclusive for pupils with SEND

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Teachers get ‘minimal’ training in helping pupils to write

A quarter of secondary teachers surveyed by the EEF report having no training on writing in the past two years

7 demands from North East leaders ahead of the election

School leaders' network Schools North East's manifesto calls on the next government to recognise the impact of long-term poverty on schools

DfE property firm helps sell 1 surplus school site in 5 years

LocatED director previously claimed that schools were sitting on surplus land 'the size of central London'

Teaching assistant cuts expected in half of deprived schools

Proportion of senior leaders predicting cuts to TA spending has risen sharply since last year amid budget struggles, survey finds

Scottish councils reject requirement to maintain teacher numbers

Local authorities say they 'recognise the vital role of teachers' but that 'progress cannot be made by focusing on teachers alone'

Ofsted report card model should have ‘slim’ set of standards

The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the creation of a new statutory set of standards to underpin school accountability reforms proposed by Labour

Weekly round-up: ITT recruitment trouble and staff leaving

This week’s essential education news includes high rejection rates for ITT applications for subjects with staff shortages, and the scale of the teacher retention crisis

Revealed: Third of Stem teacher trainee applications rejected

Tes analysis sparks warning that a rise in overseas applications for teacher training will not tackle 'chronic' teacher shortages

Anger over ‘unreasonably difficult’ A-level paper

Institute of Physics urges exam board AQA to take action amid reports that students were left in tears by A-level paper

Teachers’ views sought on new Scottish education bill

The education bill promises to 'better support pupils and teachers', so MSPs are particularly keen to hear their opinions

Social challenges are ‘beyond’ trust leaders, CST warns

Schools are facing social difficulties caused by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis that have left them like 'islands in a raging, flooded river', says expert

Revealed: Why heads fear taking phased retirement

More than half of headteachers would consider phased retirement, partly to avoid burnout, but a third don't think it will be possible, according to research

Exam board: 1.5m pupils struggling to engage at school

Additional staff to support pupils would help combat disengagement, say teachers responding to Pearson survey

Demand for answers on Scottish Erasmus replacement

MSPs question why the Scottish government’s approach to replacing the Erasmus student exchange scheme is ‘so much slower than their counterparts in Wales’

Decision on future of Scottish exams delayed until new school year

Publication of long-awaited Hayward review response – as well as behaviour action plan and mobile phone guidance – put on hold, as education secretary cites pre-election rules