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Labour MPs 'will pay political price' over teacher pay

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Freddie Whittaker |Jack Dyson |Lucas Cumiskey

More from this theme Recent articles The leader of the National Education Union has vowed to make Labour MPs “pay a high political price through our campaigning in their constituencies” if teachers are denied an increased, fully-funded pay rise. In his keynote speech to the union’s annual conference in Harrogate this morning, Daniel Kebede said it was “indefensible for a Labour Government, a Labour Government, to cut school funding”.
Former academy trust boss cleared of child sex offence allegations

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Lydia Chantler-Hicks |Jack Dyson

Former MAT boss cleared of historic child sex offence allegations The ex-'orphan school' trust boss found not guilty on all seven counts he faced, following a trial at Leeds Crown Court The ex-'orphan school' trust boss found not guilty on all seven counts he faced, following a trial at Leeds Crown Court More from this theme Recent articles The former boss of the government’s ‘orphan’ school academy trust has been found not guilty of historic child sex offences. Gareth Mason, 54, was formerly...
NEU could strike this autumn over 'unacceptable' pay offer

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Freddie Whittaker |Jack Dyson |Lucas Cumiskey

More from this theme Recent articles The leader of the National Education Union (NEU) has said teachers could walk out on strike as soon as the autumn term if the government won’t up its pay offer and fully-fund the increase. Daniel Kebede told journalists at the union’s annual conference in Harrogate he was “very convinced” a formal ballot would cross the required 50 per cent turnout threshold, after an indicative poll fell short at just over 47 per cent.
NEU ballot proposed if pay offer remains 'unacceptable'

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Freddie Whittaker

The National Education Union (NEU) would likely await the outcome of the pay review process before formally balloting for strikes. Union members will this week be asked to endorse a plan to only launch a ballot if the teacher pay increase process yields an “unacceptable” offer. A motion to the union’s conference in Harrogate will also call on its leadership to “consider disengaging from the school teachers’ review body process if government do not accept any STRB recommendation above inflation”.
Families lose High Court appeal over SEND safety valve deals

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Lydia Chantler-Hicks |Jack Dyson |Rosa Furneaux |John Dickens

More from this theme Recent articles Families of children with SEND have lost a High Court legal challenge in which they alleged cash-strapped councils had broken the law over controversial “safety valve agreements”.
Lady Spielman and Lord Gove: Tories confirm peerages

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Shane Chowen

Lady Spielman and Lord Gove: Tories confirm peerages Ex-Ofsted chief and former education secretary both handed peerages by the Conservative party Ex-Ofsted chief and former education secretary both handed peerages by the Conservative party Former Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman will be made a Conservative member of the House of Lords, it has been confirmed.
The spending review must protect Labour’s CPD pledge

1 week ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | JL Dutaut

More from this theme Recent articles With the spending review approaching, school leaders are watching expectantly to see what will be prioritised and protected. We all know that funding is tight. The fiscal climate has changed significantly since Labour costed its manifesto 12 months ago; the government is now operating in a context where markets lurch like fairground rides, and pre-election pledges risk becoming collateral damage in an international trade war.
Funding realities put Labour's opportunity mission at risk

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | JL Dutaut

More from this theme Recent articles The inadequacy of school funding has been a recurring issue over the past decade and a half, since the first programme of austerity cuts. Yet, apart from the 2017 general election when the NEU’s School Cuts website made political waves, funding for schools (and colleges, where the problem is even greater) has not reached anywhere near the level of wider attention as the NHS.
A five-point scale that truly supports school improvement

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | JL Dutaut

More from this theme Recent articles If you strip everything back, what truly matters in providing a high-quality education? I have pondered this question over many years and I’ve concluded there is no definitive answer. A high-quality curriculum clearly matters, but that’s not entirely in schools’ hands. The safety and wellbeing of the children in our care is fundamental, but it’s not sufficient.
Nearly all schools now restrict mobile phones, survey finds

2 weeks ago | schoolsweek.co.uk | Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Almost all schools restrict phones as mandated by government, but online safety remains a top issue cited by leaders, a major new survey by the Children’s Commissioner has found. Yet the study found just 3.5% of secondary schools are imposing total mobile phone bans. The Children’s Commissioner’s School and College Survey, published on Thursday, gathered results from nearly 19,000 schools and colleges in England.