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England’s biggest teaching union will begin an indicative ballot over possible strike action on pay and school funding

The far north-west of Scotland may seem like a rural idyll, but it can be hard to attract teachers away from big population centres to work in the area’s schools

Confederation of School Trusts members have hit out at government proposals over legal and workload concerns

More complex assessment of hard-to-reach areas may still not be completed, the government says

Ofsted is also launching a policy to pause school inspections if it is thought that a headteacher needs additional support

The watchdog has published its response to a coroner’s warning that there was a risk of future deaths unless action was taken on school inspection

Key stage 3 differences in attendance were most pronounced for disadvantaged pupils or those with SEND, report finds

Tes’ education news round-up this week includes a list of tasks teachers should not have to perform and the withdrawal of the performance-related pay requirement

Target dates are needed on key government promises around temporary teacher contracts, non-contact time, education reform and free breakfasts, says Labour

Failure of teacher pay in Northern Ireland to keep pace with rest of UK has brought ‘crisis’ to the profession, say school leaders

The end of the decade-long bonus pay experiment may be welcomed by many, but it leaves questions about how future pay rises will be decided, says the EPI’s James Zuccollo

More ‘time for teachers’ is key to tackling behaviour and poor attendance, says education secretary – but it won’t be delivered this year