Monday
NEU to vote on ‘immediately’ planning strike ballot
Urgent motion at union’s conference calls for a formal ballot if the teacher pay offer remains ‘unacceptable’ after the review body process
Arts education: the ongoing struggle to prove our worth
Struggling for curriculum time against maths and English is nothing new, but we must keep up the fight for the importance of the arts in an ever-changing world
Nearly 2 in 3 teachers stressed at work most of the time
NEU boss warns about a ‘working culture which invades every aspect of a teacher’s life’
Saturday
Phillipson concern about alternative pension impact on younger teachers
Education secretary responds to NASUWT concerns over United Learning Trust’s pension plan
1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content
Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds
Friday
NEU members willing to strike for higher pay
Biggest teaching union will decide whether to proceed to a formal ballot on strike action at its annual conference next week
Gove and Spielman given seats in the House of Lords
Former education secretary Michael Gove and former Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman have been awarded peerages today after being nominated by the Conservatives
Private school claims UK first as it accepts fees paid in Bitcoin
The move comes as independent schools across the UK continue to grapple with a range of pressures – from inflation to the introduction of VAT on fees
British Council to sell historic Spanish school
The Inspired Education international schools group will take over El Colegio Británico, which is the British Council’s only school and has been run by it for 85 years
4 ways Labour can drive teacher recruitment
With the government pledging to recruit 6,500 new teachers, it needs to focus on more flexibility and better representation, argues Dame Alison Peacock
PE: why we mustn’t let student confidence hinder engagement
The benefits of physical activity must be accessible to all young people, writes PE curriculum leader George Picton, regardless of challenging circumstances or mindsets
