Wednesday
Teacher strikes: NASUWT members back walkouts
Union to launch continuous action short of strikes commencing in September and consider strike dates
‘Increasing secondary pay over primary could fix supply issues’
This ‘radical’ option is among many that a new NFER report considers, writes Sarah Tang
Could you teach in a supersized classroom?
New Zealand schools are shunning traditional classrooms in favour of flexible learning spaces – which means multiple classes and teachers working together. How does it all work? Christina Quaine finds out
Teacher pay: 6.5% rise ‘unlikely’ to make ‘significant difference’
New research report says a full correction on teacher pay would need a 16.5 per cent rise for 2024
Cross-party call for £1.5bn ‘Tutoring Guarantee’
A coalition is calling on the government to ramp up spending on one-to-one tuition for disadvantaged children and scrap schools’ need to match fund costs
Tuesday
Recruitment and retention crisis: 5 things MPs told today
MPs were warned about the challenges of running teaching apprenticeships and the lure of £40k starting salaries into other graduate professions
Teacher strikes: 6 findings on attendance last week
Data from 10,000 schools has been analysed by FFT Education Datalab to assess the impact of two days of strikes last week
We don’t need ‘hero heads’ - we need better routes for school support
Rather than centralising school improvement via regional directors, Labour should instead facilitate more extensive school-to-school support, says Steve Rollett
New antiracism drive aims to diversify teaching in Scotland
Scotland’s National Anti-Racism Framework for Initial Teacher Education also aims to help student teachers gain a more nuanced understanding of racism
Axing private school tax breaks would have ‘weak’ impact on demand
Labour’s policy to add VAT to private school fees would bring in £1.6 billion in tax revenues, finds the IFS
Community projects ‘boost teacher wellbeing’
Helping pupils to carry out ‘social action’ work brings benefits to teachers – but many schools lack time and resources, finds report
