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In today’s newsletter: As Labour reaffirms its pledge to remove VAT exemption from private education, a new report outlines the impacts on the wider system• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. If you can afford to pay tens…
Members of NASUWT give ‘largest mandate in a decade’ for action over pay, workload and working hoursMembers of the NASUWT teachers’ union have voted in favour of industrial action over pay and workload, raising the prospect of mass strikes and widespre…
Proportion of children meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined matches 2022 figure of 59%The academic attainment of primary schoolchildren in England remains significantly lower than before Covid, according to the latest Sats r…
Action could be directed at Rishi Sunak’s keynote speech, seen as vital in run-up to general election campaignTeachers are preparing to target Rishi Sunak’s make-or-break Tory conference speech with strike action this autumn, amid growing cabinet suppo…
Perry took her own life in March after Caversham primary school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequateOfsted has replaced its “inadequate” rating that may have contributed to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry after a new inspection praised sta…
Latest updates: Scottish government says deal amounts to £61.3m investment in junior doctors’ pay, the best offer for this group in UKQ: My fear is that sewage in water could lead to a typhoid problem?Ferrari asks if Labour favours water nationalisatio…
Mary Bousted urges ministers to publish recommendation from pay body, thought to be 6.5%, and fund schools to pay itMinisters could ward off potential teachers’ strikes in the autumn term in England if they accept a salary increase recommended by the t…
Gillian Keegan says she ‘can’t think of a worse time’ for action by NEU membersThe education secretary, Gillian Keegan, has accused striking teachers of undermining children’s recovery from the Covid pandemic, saying she did “pretty well” at winning ex…
Citing rising demands, low pay and budget pressures, teachers in England are leaving the profession in record numbersMax, in his 30s, a primary school teacher from southern England, is among thousands of teachers in England who will be striking on Wedn…
Commons committee’s report calls for government strategy to engage with young boys to tackle problemSexual harassment of girls is “a scourge” in England’s schools, according to MPs, who have called for a government-led strategy to focus on boys who are…