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Scottish pupils to sit fewer exams as education reforms given go ahead

School pupils will sit fewer exams as the Government seeks to “rebalance” the approach to assessments, the Education Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Bubble’ of post-pandemic bad behaviour among pupils predicted to peak

Exclusive: Experts say ‘desocialised’ pupils home schooled through Covid are entering traditionally most disruptive years

The Guardian - UK

Teachers turning to alcohol to cope with work, survey finds

Nearly nine in ten teachers believe their job has adversely affected their mental health in the last 12 months, according to an NASUWT union poll.

Evening Standard

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Some schools ‘could go to the wall’ under Labour’s planned tax on private sector

The NASUWT teaching union leader is ‘concerned’ about the possible consequences of proposals to charge 20% VAT on private schools.

Evening Standard

Guidance on treatment of transgender pupils poses legal risks, say unions

Teachers and school leaders in England call government proposals vague, leaving them vulnerable to losing court cases

The Guardian - UK

‘Daylight robbery’: two in five UK teachers work 26 hours for free each week

TUC survey finds teaching staff perform the most unpaid overtime of any profession, losing out on £15,000 a year each

The Guardian - UK

Wales wants to shorten summer school holidays – but are they really too long?

Ministers hope to eventually cut break to four weeks but a teaching union says there is no evidence it will help schools

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Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan

New guidance from the Department for Education will back headteachers in banning mobile phone use throughout the school day – including break times.

The Independent UK

Blanket ban of mobile phones in schools across England ‘unenforceable’

It is currently up to individual headteachers to decide their own policies on devices and whether they should be banned.

The Independent UK

Education minister says no cuts to key services despite teacher pay increase

Gillian Keegan said it was important that schools did not have to fund higher wages from existing budgets

The Independent UK

School closures loom in autumn as major teachers' union votes in favour of strikes

Members of the NASUWT union voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay and working conditions

Daily Mirror

Union fury at reports Sunak might overrule some public sector pay rises

Recommendations from independent pay review bodies could be rejected by PM if he deems them unaffordable

The Guardian - UK

Teacher shortages risk ‘decline in standards’ for school pupils, MPs warned

Schools are having to rely on cover staff and non-subject specialists to teach children due to teacher vacancies, education leaders have said.

The Independent UK

Education leaders call on government to reopen pay discussions

An independent pay award body has said teachers should receive a 6.5% pay rise, according to the Sunday Times.

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Daily Record

Humza Yousaf urged to probe 'fire and rehire' claims at his old private school

Hutchesons' Grammar School, in Glasgow, has been accused of "bully tactics" and NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach has said the First Minister should step in.

The Independent UK

Teachers call out rape threats as poll says 13% physically assaulted by pupils

The survey conducted by the NASUWT teaching union found teachers have been spat on, kicked at, and upskirted.

The Guardian - UK

Give teachers in England a deal similar to nurses to avoid strikes, says union

Patrick Roach of NASUWT calls on education secretary Gillian Keegan to reopen pay talks

The National (Scotland)

Yousaf urged to intervene in Hutchesons' 'fire and rehire' row

HUMZA Yousaf has been urged to intervene in his former private school’s “bully tactics” amid fire and rehire accusations.

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The Independent UK

Government warned of consequences of not reopening education pay talks

Dr Patrick Roach has used his annual conference speech to send a warning to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan.

Daily Mirror

State schools face summer term closures as FOURTH teachers' union rejects pay offer

General Secretary of the teachers' union - NASUWT - Dr Patrick Roach said over the weekend strike action could be "on the cards" for his union in the summer

The Independent UK

13% of teachers physically assaulted by pupils in last year, poll suggests

Members of the NASUWT teaching union reported that they had been kicked, bitten, punched and slapped by students.

The Guardian - UK

NASUWT teaching union calls for talks after members reject England pay offer

General secretary says vote against one-off bonus and 4.5% pay rise means strikes in summer term ‘could be’ on the cards

The Independent UK

Teachers work 54 hours a week on average and most say workload has risen – poll

More than eight in ten teachers believe their job has adversely affected their mental health over the last year, survey suggests.

The Guardian - UK

Government treating teachers in England with contempt over pay offer, says union

NASUWT general secretary says ministers ‘not serious about compromising’ in last month’s talks

The Independent UK

One in three young teachers says housing situation ‘affects ability to do job’

Delegates at the NASUWT conference will debate a motion calling for the creation of housing discount schemes for teachers.

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