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Six education plans in limbo post-election

The new government considers ‘next steps’ for controversial RSHE and gender questioning guidance

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‘Poverty of financial education in UK’, Martin Lewis warns MPs

Getting financial education onto the national curriculum in England a decade ago has been 'counterproductive', Commons Education Select Committee told

Ofsted: 8 concerns over English teaching

Watchdog says teaching of reading has improved but curricula for spoken and written language are less effective

Presumption of mainstream schooling for pupils with ASN is ‘wrong’, hear MSPs

There should be no 'default bias' in favour of educating pupils with additional needs in special or mainstream schools given that they can flourish in either, says ASN Tribunal

SQA dispute called off after pay offer accepted

Union had predicted ‘major impact’ on exams if industrial action by SQA staff continued through the spring – and warned today that 'tensions' remain

SEND: Hunt urged to increase funding for school places

In a letter seen by Tes, the education committee chair writes to the chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget setting out the need for more funding for pupils with SEND

School guidance to tackle gender-based violence

New guidance will help schools to challenge 'societal views which normalise gender-based violence', says the Scottish government

School leaders call for ‘double digit’ pay rise for all teachers

England has the highest number of unfilled teaching posts in over a decade, warns the NAHT school leaders' union

Poorer pupils still behind on maths and reading after Covid

Think tank report shows it's 'abundantly clear that there needs to be continued investment in education recovery'

Spring Budget 2024: What do schools need?

School sector leaders are calling on the chancellor for extra funds to deal with spiralling SEND costs, the crumbling school estate and low minimum per-pupil funding

New music platform would ‘transform’ instrumental tuition

Online music service based on Welsh model would help teachers and boost pupil numbers, says Scottish Labour

Ballot opens over Welsh teacher pay, education funding and school year

Welsh government accused of having wrong priorities for education as it presses on with proposals to shorten summer holidays in shake-up of school calendars

EIS raises dispute over Glasgow teacher cuts

Loss of hundreds of teachers would lead to unsustainable workload and worsening of pupil behaviour, says union

Teacher pay: Heads’ ‘frustration’ over delays

A pay increase of 36.1 per cent for school leaders would be needed if teachers were to have the same purchasing power as 2010, union says

1 in 3 heads and teachers consider quitting

New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers

ECF: 1 in 5 new teachers not ready for workload

A significant number of tutors also believe the Early Career Framework has no impact on whether new teachers are likely to stay in the profession