Jasmine Norden

Leeds, London

Reporter at Tes

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NEU demands salary caps to rein in ‘scandalous’ CEO pay

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

The general secretary of the biggest teaching union has denounced high salaries in academy trusts as a “scandal” and called for limits on CEO pay. Speaking to members of the NEU teaching union at its annual conference in Harrogate this morning, Daniel Kebede also warned that Labour would pay a “high political price” if it failed to improve teacher pay.
Most teachers report pupils showing signs of hunger

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Nearly three in five teachers have noticed pupils showing signs of hunger, research by the NEU teaching union shows. The proportion has risen slightly, up to 59 per cent from 56 per cent last year, according to a survey of nearly 15,000 teachers and school staff. And 52 per cent of teachers working in the most deprived schools have noticed signs of physical underdevelopment in their pupils.
Teachers could strike from September

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

The biggest teaching union could ballot members over pay as soon as June, with strike action in the autumn, its general secretary has said. The NEU teaching union’s Daniel Kebede called on the education secretary to publish the teacher pay review body report “immediately”. Speaking to the press today at the union’s annual conference in Harrogate, Mr Kebede said: “We know that it’s on her desk currently.
Nearly 2 in 3 teachers stressed at work most of the time

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Nearly two-thirds of teachers feel stressed at work most of the time, according to research by the NEU teaching union. In a poll, some 62 per cent of teachers reported that stress affects them more than 60 per cent of the time. Female teachers, younger teachers and teachers in primary schools and nurseries were more likely to report higher levels of stress. Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said the sector has to face up to the “immense toll” that the job takes on teachers.
Teachers in NEU willing to strike for higher pay

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

More than four in five members of the country’s biggest teaching union who responded to a preliminary ballot have indicated they would be willing to take strike action over the government’s pay rise recommendation. In a preliminary ballot, 83.4 per cent of NEU members said they would be willing to take strike action to secure a higher, fully-funded pay rise than the 2.8 per cent that the Department for Education has recommended to the teacher pay review body.
Anti-racism training must be mandatory for all school staff, says NAHT

2 weeks ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

The government must mandate anti-racism training for all school staff, a headteachers’ union says. In a motion brought to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Black Workers’ Conference today, the NAHT school leaders’ union calls for anti-racism training to become part of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance.
Nearly half of children in need persistently absent last year

2 weeks ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Some 44 per cent of children in need were persistently absent from school last year, the latest Department for Education data shows. A large majority (89 per cent) of children in need, which includes looked-after children and children on a child protection plan, enrolled at alternative provision were also persistently absent last year. These rates have remained relatively stable since 2020.
NEU: Government doesn't have 'much choice' but to increase pay offer

2 weeks ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

The government does not “really have much choice” but to increase its teacher pay recommendation or it risks the system “grinding to a halt”, the NEU’s general secretary has said.
GCSEs and A levels 2025: 6 things teachers need to know about grading

2 weeks ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Exams regulator Ofqual has set out the key things that teachers and headteachers should know about GCSE and A-level grading this year as exam season approaches. This year’s GCSE exam period begins on 8 May and runs until 19 June. A-level exams will start on 12 May and run until 24 June. Ofqual has published a guide to the grading process for teachers and heads, explaining how the grades that students will receive on results days - 14 August for A levels and 21 August for GCSEs - are arrived at.
TKAT appoints Teach First boss as new CEO

2 weeks ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Teach First boss Russell Hobby will take over as CEO of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) from September. Mr Hobby will take over on 1 September from current CEO Dr Karen Roberts, who is retiring from the trust as of 31 August this year. TKAT has 45 schools across the South East and the East of England. Its academies include secondaries, primaries and two special schools.