Thursday
DfE seeks views on ‘reasonable force’ guidelines for schools
Consultation on how ‘reasonable force, restraint and restrictive practices’ are used in schools will influence changes to official guidance, says government
Unions: School buildings at risk of collapse must be made safe
Coalition of seven unions has written to education secretary Gillian Keegan demanding action
Wednesday
‘Inadequate’ Scottish teacher pay offer rejected outright
Scotland’s largest teaching union said the offer was ‘only a marginal improvement’ and strike action will continue
Nicola Sturgeon’s big education promise defined her leadership
Scotland’s departing first minister wanted to be judged on education, but it was not a big part of her resignation speech today
What did Nicola Sturgeon say about education in her resignation speech?
Nicola Sturgeon began her time as first minister saying she wanted to be ‘judged’ on closing the attainment gap – but today, as she resigned, it barely got a mention
Teacher strikes: Further walkouts could be on the cards
NEU leader indicates more strike dates could be announced as latest talks end without a new pay offer being made
Teacher pay talks: Still ‘no new offer’ from DfE
One union leader warns that ‘unless there is tangible progress’ on pay it could lead to further strikes and balloting by other unions
Welsh teacher pay offer rejected
Teachers in Wales had been offered a 6.5% rise this year and a one-off payment – but NEU says offer ‘simply not good enough’
Unions do not expect to reach teacher pay deal today
Leader of the biggest teaching union says he doesn’t have ‘a great deal of expectation’ going into today’s pay talks with the education secretary
Teacher pay offer is a ‘tiny baby step’
A new teacher pay offer was put to unions in Scotland last night – but it falls short of the pay rise striking school staff were demanding
Should teachers be told how to structure their lessons?
Schools and multi-academy trusts are becoming more prescriptive about how they ask teachers to structure lessons. But is taking that decision away from teachers wise? John Morgan looks at the evidence
Oak seeks teachers to make lesson resources
But move by national quango has been criticised at a time when ‘schools are finding it incredibly difficult to recruit and retain teachers’
