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Academy trust sector body tells members it is ‘testing the legalities’ of the government’s plan to limit MAT senior leaders’ pay

The call from NEU’s Daniel Kebede follows England manager Thomas Tuchel, who told parents to ‘write an excuse for school and let children watch’ the World Cup match

The DfE has told schools they will need to find the first 1 per cent of next year’s teacher pay rise – but this money will be on top of the ‘financial headroom’ the government claims exists in schools’ budgets

Pearson Edexcel accepted that during last year’s exam series, its questions were ‘unreasonably similar’ to 2022 A-level maths exams after it repurposed previous contingency papers

In a world becoming increasingly reliant on AI, helping young people to develop their emotional intelligence skills has never been more important, writes Jean Gross

Multi-academy trusts will need government approval before advertising chief executive salaries above £174,000, under plans announced today

After the government’s announcement of a 3.5 per cent pay rise for teachers in England, here are the pay scales for the 2026-27 academic year

Officials question schools that closed early last week because of the heat, telling them it is important for as many pupils as possible to attend

The government also announces curbs on the salaries of multi-academy trust executives

The government has pledged to drive up support for coastal schools, but what is the scale of the challenges faced by schools in these communities and what will it take to overcome them? Jasmine Norden investigates

The spending on influencer marketing at a time when schools are struggling for cash suggests the government is operating in an ‘alternate reality’, says heads’ leader

The prime minister, saying that the UK has to be prepared for war, sets out his Defence Investment Plan, which will divert funding from the capital budget for schools