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Classes ‘shivering’ in winter and ‘overheated’ in summer
Headteachers’ leaders call on the chancellor to use her spring statement to address a £3.6bn shortfall in funding for school buildings
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Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER
NFER's Jack Worth said the DfE's pay rise recommendation of 2.8% is now "unimaginable" in the light of new forecasts on average earnings growth
MATs told to seek DfE approval for ‘contentious transactions’
New guidance sets out what transactions may be considered 'novel, contentious and repercussive' amid a row over one academy trust's plan for an alternative pension scheme
Over 5,000 Scottish primary teachers on temporary contracts
Over 400 more primary teachers were on temporary contracts in 2024 than in 2019 – although the latest figures are an improvement on 2023
Classes ‘shivering’ in winter and ‘overheated’ in summer
Headteachers’ leaders call on the chancellor to use her spring statement to address a £3.6bn shortfall in funding for school buildings
Ofsted parents’ survey on report cards ‘misses the point’
Headteachers' leaders voice fears that Ofsted grades in planned new inspections will be unreliable as research shows parents would prefer report cards to current system
Can metacognition be effective in the early years?
Helping children as young as 3 to 'reflect on their thinking' and 'make intentional choices about their learning' is the aim of Nord Anglia's ongoing research project
‘Interrupted learning’ pupil support more than doubles post-Covid
Today's figures also show that classroom teachers in Scottish schools now support over five times more pupils with ASN than in 2019
Delay Ofsted report cards and school profiles, heads urge
Ofsted's plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL
Nord Anglia announces major safeguarding appointments
International schools group says the fresh leadership expertise will 'strengthen our safeguarding culture'
MAT rejects DfE intervention over teacher pension plan
Confrontation over United Learning's plan to offer teachers an alternative pension scheme that provides them with more take-home pay
Legal action for teachers over pension valuation delay
Law firm launches action on behalf of NASUWT members, warning that some teachers have been left waiting for months for pension valuations
Government pushes back on free school meals cuts claims
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she does not 'recognise' reports claiming that ministers are considering ending universal infant free school meals
SQA exploring use of AI to analyse exam marker feedback
The Scottish Qualifications Authority says it is committed to improving its processes after the fallout over the Higher history pass rate in 2024
Report cards will fuel workload problems, heads warn Ofsted
School leaders voice fears that Ofsted's proposed changes, with increased monitoring inspections and additional evaluation areas, will exacerbate workload
Number of GCSE students taking 3 non-EBacc subjects halves
But new research exploring the take-up of GCSE subjects in recent years suggests the 'EBacc era' could be coming to an end