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Teachers to get 5.5% pay rise
The government has accepted the independent pay body’s recommendations on teacher pay for 2024-25
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Disadvantage absence gap widens in Year 7
Wider absence gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers after transition to secondary could be partly down to differences in 'parental support', say analysts
Concern as MAT growth advisory meetings halted
Leader calls for 'full transparency about academy decisions' as Tes reveals that regional advisory boards will not meet or publish minutes in pre-election period
Limited SEND funding pledges pose ‘serious threat’ to provision
The next government must tackle the challenges of the special educational needs and disabilities system, urges Education Policy Institute
Schools ‘in the dark’ over budgets after manifesto pledges
None of the main parties' election manifestos offer 'significant extra levels of core funding to help schools' meet their financial challenges, IFS warns
DfE ‘robs’ schools of £1.9bn for crumbling buildings, say unions
School Cuts coalition calculates schools could have an extra £36,000 each on average if the DfE distributed unspent capital funds
Scottish students to be questioned about use of AI
Teaching AI literacy in schools is ‘so important’ – but the first step is understanding how students are already using artificial intelligence, says research lead
DfE to spend nearly £5m researching risks of older school buildings
The project will use artificial intelligence to learn about 'defects' associated with different types of buildings
Students in England less likely to say creativity is valued
England's 15-year-olds are also less likely than their international peers to feel able to express their ideas at school, according to major study
Scotland absent from first Pisa report on creative thinking
New data suggests Scottish teachers are doing a good job of encouraging creative thinking – but the government's decision to opt out of new Pisa test means evidence is limited
Sexual harassment and sexism ‘rife’, say support staff
Union findings come as support staff are told to reject pay offer of up to 5.77 per cent
GCSEs: Deprived schools worst hit by teacher absence
Challenges facing this year's GCSE exams cohort are significantly higher in disadvantaged schools, findings suggest
International school leaders issue policy pleas to next government
Education leaders on the Tes Global Advisory Board call for action to support the UK international school sector's continued growth
Schools cut trips and activities to tackle pupil poverty
A third of primary schools are now offering a food bank and many staff are using their own money to help struggling families, a charity report shows
Most teachers consider leaving due to Ofsted stress
Majority of teachers believe the watchdog has a 'negative impact' on teaching and want it abolished, a poll shows
More schools train mental health ‘triage’ staff amid ‘crisis’
Rise in teachers who report their school has recruited emotional literacy support assistants as more heads say they "can't afford to wait" for help