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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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GCSEs: ‘Stifling’ curriculum ‘overloads’ students, warn Lords
Ministers should scrap the EBacc and reduce student assessment, according to cross-party Lords committee
Teacher pay ‘must exceed 3.3% next year’, says expert
Schools will need more funding for teacher pay as average UK salaries are set to rise by more than previously forecast, expert warns
Ruth Perry: Heads’ leaders call for pause to Ofsted inspections
ASCL and NAHT say a pause would allow 'meaningful action to be taken' following the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry
Lee Wilson to be interim chief at Outwood Grange
The multi-academy trust's deputy chief executive is taking over from Sir Martyn Oliver, who leaves to become Ofsted chief inspector
Call for extended school day and extracurricular boost
Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be 'more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes', finds report
Schools with poorer pupils faced bigger spending cuts
Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis
Teacher CPD ‘vital’ in battle against climate change
Climate change and sustainability education is too often superficial, fragmented and focused on science and geography, finds report
Louise Hayward: Assessment review ‘not radical’
Education secretary has predicted a ‘radical shift in Scottish education’ – but reform report author insists there is nothing revolutionary about its proposals
Sister of Ruth Perry criticises Ofsted apology
Julia Waters said the response from the inspectorate to the inquest outcome was 'woefully inadequate'
Earmark funding for holiday pay claims, schools told
Planned legislation on staff holiday pay will save schools money but some will still be vulnerable to legal claims, lawyers warn
Spielman apologises to Ruth Perry’s family for distress of inspection
Ofsted chief reacts to a coroner's conclusion that an Ofsted inspection 'likely contributed' to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
FM accused of ‘destroying’ Scottish education after Pisa decline
Scotland’s Pisa results were ‘not good enough’, Humza Yousaf said today – but he cautioned against dismissing ‘the entirety of Scottish education’ based on them
NEU challenges Keegan over teacher pay ‘delays’
The NEU teachers' union calls on education secretary Gillian Keegan to urgently issue a remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body
NI leaders demand end of ‘chronic underfunding’
Pupils in Northern Ireland should be entitled to the same level of investment as those in England, Scotland or Wales, say seven key NI education leaders
Weekly round-up: Ruth Perry verdict and trainee shortage
This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees