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Teachers to debate class size as three quarters say numbers have gone up

Teachers are set to debate whether the Government should set maximum limits on class sizes as most say this is having a negative impact on their pupils’ progress. A survey by the Nasuwt teaching union ahead of its annual conference in Birmingham ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Government statistics on academies under scrutiny

Government statistics on the effectiveness of academy trusts are under scrutiny from the UK Statistics Authority. On Thursday, Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, told an annual conference in Bournemouth ...

14 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Teachers criticise ‘badly flawed’ evidence for making all schools academies

Teachers’ leaders have questioned “badly flawed” Government evidence over its aims for all schools to join multi-academy trusts by 2030. In the Schools White Paper, published on Monday, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi set out plans for ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Teachers’ leaders condemn ‘headlong rush’ to live with Covid

Teachers’ leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s announcement on “living with Covid” in England for its lack of detailed guidance for schools, with the plans described as more of a “headlong rush” out of restrictions than a ...

21 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Teachers’ leaders call for Government to repair ‘damage’ to pay

Teachers’ leaders have called on the Government to give teachers a pay rise this year, to “urgently repair the damage” to school staff salaries. In a joint statement from unions representing almost all headteachers and teachers ...

04 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Girls’ private schools could strike for the first time over pensions

Teachers in a coalition of more than 20 private schools could strike over pensions for the first time in the trust’s 149-year history. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted 95% in favour of strike action, on a ...

26 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Boris Johnson: Teachers must abandon masks as face-to-face education ‘vital’

Boris Johnson has urged teachers who insist masks should still worn in lessons to follow the rules which state that they are no long required for use in classrooms. A spokesman for the Prime Minister said “children have ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Unions say Government climate change teaching strategy is ‘not enough’

Teaching unions have written to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to raise concerns that current measures to teach pupils about climate change are “not enough”. They add that teachers may feel “constrained” and ...

24 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Teachers say it is ‘potentially dangerous’ to hold sports days during heatwave

Teachers’ leaders said schools may cancel sports days to protect pupils and staff while a heatwave warning is in place next week. The Met Office has issued an amber warning of extreme heat for Sunday 17 and ...

14 Jul 2022 at 16:43

Heads say rising pupil absence is ‘extremely concerning’

Headteachers have said rising pupil absence rates in July are “extremely concerning”, and that the trend could mean further Covid-19 disruption to education in winter. The latest Government data, released ...

12 Jul 2022 at 16:36

Teachers’ leaders express ‘grave concern’ over Andrea Jenkyns’ gesture

Teachers’ leaders have written to education minister Andrea Jenkyns following an “obscene gesture” she made to the public outside Downing Street last week. Ms Jenkyns made the gesture last Thursday and ...

11 Jul 2022 at 20:28

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported

Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth form college staff went on strike on Wednesday, reporting strong support from the public as they mounted scores of picket lines across the country. ...

30 Nov 2022 at 18:40

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