Unions

NASUWT calls for statutory restrictions on phones in schools, saying the current government guidance exposes staff to challenges from parents

ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio laments that the government seems to have learned little from the past as it continues to issue ‘policy via press release’

The NAHT launches advisory group, which will include the watchdog and DfE, amid concerns over new inspection framework

We look at the ambition and significance of the EIS teaching union’s manifesto for the upcoming Scottish Parliament election

Exclusive polling revealing the impact of social media in schools comes as the government is considering a ban for under-16s

The government’s planned AI tutoring programme promises targeted support for disadvantaged students, which the DfE insists will ‘complement’ the work of teachers

School leaders are being set ‘undeliverable’ expectations, says Headrest, as it fields a big increase in calls

We’re now experiencing two years without the Progress 8 performance measure as a result of the cancellation of Sats during the pandemic. So, have the past warnings about a negative impact on schools come to pass? Kyle Tormey investigates

A stressed, overworked and struggling workforce should be a major concern for government, union leader warns

Ofsted will check mobile phone policies in every inspection, with schools expected to be ‘phone-free by default’

Scotland’s education secretary ‘urgently’ wants to find ‘creative ways’ to encourage primary teachers to retrain for the secondary sector to help with staffing problems

EIS members are to vote again on strike action over workload, with the teaching union hitting out at ‘restrictive’ laws that meant it failed to win a mandate from its initial ballot