Thursday
English and Welsh teachers ‘taking inspiration’ from Scottish pay battle
NEU joint general secretary Kevin Courtney says success of Scottish teacher pay campaign is spurring on industrial action south of the border and that UK government is ‘frightened’ of EIS
Dismay as Scottish government cuts funding for master’s-level CPD
Government advisers have hit out at the decision, saying it flies in the face of international evidence and that teacher professional learning is ‘even more vital in challenging times’
ESFA chief: Late teacher pay decision undermined MAT budgets
Education and Skills Funding Agency boss admits that the late teacher pay decision last year meant some academy trust budget forecasts were ‘not worth the paper they were written on’
Weekly round-up: Ofsted changes and teachers quitting
This week’s round-up includes the promise of ‘immediate’ changes to Ofsted inspections, the worrying number of teachers leaving the profession, and a KCSIE update
New drive in Scotland to support student teachers of colour
Author Dr Khadija Mohammed hopes new framework will ‘attract, welcome and retain student teachers of colour by improving the quality of their experience’
Scottish education system ‘hanging in the balance’, says EIS president
Class sizes, ‘crippling’ teacher workload and uncertainty of education reform all highlighted by outgoing president of Scotland’s biggest teaching union
Number of pupils on free school meals tops 2 million
The number of pupils eligible for free school meals has risen by 82 per cent in five years
EHCPs top half a million
The number of education, health and care plans has hit a record high this year – and requests for an EHCP have increased, new DfE data shows
Teachers leaving at highest rate in four years
More new teachers are leaving the profession after one year, Department for Education data also shows
Headship incompatible with parenthood, say nearly half of teachers
More than a quarter of teachers opt out of promotions because they are worried about the impact on their family life, Teach First survey finds
Flexible working: why schools must embrace the new reality
Increasing flexible-working opportunities in schools will not only make teachers happier – it will improve the education of disadvantaged children, says Commons Education Select Committee member Anna Firth
Recruitment crisis intensifies as schools make ‘reluctant’ appointments
Schools are struggling to recruit because of a ‘perfect storm’ of chronic teacher shortages, a rise in career moves and a tight labour market, report warns
