Tuesday
Council bosses agree to offer teachers 11.5% rise over 2 years
Offer falls short of Scottish teaching unions’ campaign for a 10% rise over one year
Pay talks: ‘Dithering’ will ‘deepen teachers’ anger’, Keegan warned
Teachers’ unions are set to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan tomorrow morning as further strikes over pay loom
Why fixed-ability thinking limits learning
Referring to pupils as ‘low-ability’ is damaging but all too common. Unless this changes, schools will never be truly inclusive, warns Margaret Mulholland
D&T ‘too focused on products that end up in landfill’
Call for more sustainable approach to design and technology backed by half of teachers, survey finds
Monday
Schools ‘short-changed’ by Turing exchange scheme
DfE is warned that fewer school students are getting the chance to study abroad after Brexit, as it opens applications for the Turing Scheme next year
New pay offer for Scottish teachers ‘in next few days’
Education secretary confirms new pay offer will be made to teachers in Scotland – but union warns that ‘the figures have to be right’
How ‘transition teachers’ can bridge the divide
Teachers dedicated to helping pupils move from primary to secondary school in Scotland are making a big difference, says Jehan Al-Azzawi
Why schools must take the RAAC danger seriously
As the deadline for schools returning a DfE questionnaire on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete approaches, the head of estates for a MAT explains that this is an issue schools must not overlook
Friday
Keegan repeats claim about teachers being ‘in the top earners’
Education secretary also reveals that the government would ‘look at’ the law on union members informing heads of their plan to take strike action
New Scottish teacher pay deal expected next week
The Scottish government is expected to sign off new money for an improved offer next week – but will it be sufficient to suspend strike action?
Teacher strikes: Unions to meet with Gillian Keegan next week
Union leader says ‘there is still time to avoid the strikes’ at the end of the month if the DfE comes up with a ‘fully funded’ pay proposal
4 in 10 say staff absence worse than before pandemic
School staff warn that staff absence levels are ‘unsustainable’ and ‘worse than ever’ as stretched budgets and a worsening recruitment crisis push workforce to the limit
