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‘Enthusiastic’ headteacher wanted for remote island school with four pupils

Council chiefs are seeking an “enthusiastic” head teacher to take up a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” at a primary school on one of Scotland’s most remote islands. The island of Foula lies approximately 16 miles west of the main island at Shetland,...

27 May 2022 at 08:50

Ministers warned after pay talks to act ‘now or never’ to avoid teacher strikes

Ministers have been warned to act “now or never” on teachers’ pay to prevent possible strikes following talks between unions and the education secretary. Union leaders said “no concrete progress” was made during a meeting with Education Secretary ...

09 Jan 2023 at 17:38

Anti-strike legislation passes first test but wave of industrial action rolls on

Teachers “mean business” in their fight for better pay, the Government has been warned as controversial anti-strike legislation cleared its first hurdle in Parliament. The Education Secretary is due to meet the National Education Union (NEU) on ...

17 Jan 2023 at 00:02

One in four state school teachers may quit sector in next year, survey finds

One in four teachers and leaders are considering leaving the state school sector in the next year for reasons other than retirement, according to a Government report. The most commonly cited reasons for considering quitting were high workload ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:32

All state schools in England could be affected by co-ordinated strikes in autumn

All state schools in England could be affected by walkouts in the autumn term if co-ordinated strike action by teachers and headteachers goes ahead. Four education unions, which represent the majority of school leaders and teachers across ...

28 Apr 2023 at 19:20

Schools that miss concrete survey deadline will not be ‘named and shamed’

The Department for Education (DfE) has backed off plans to “name and shame” schools that miss a Friday deadline to return a survey about potential crumbling concrete in their buildings. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan had this week ...

08 Sept 2023 at 13:30

Number of school suspensions in England has nearly doubled after pandemic

The number of pupil suspensions in England has risen to nearly 350,000 in just one term, Government figures show. There were 346,279 suspensions in the autumn term of 2023/24 across state schools, compared to 247,366 during the ...

21 Nov 2024 at 16:18

Headteachers could be balloted again over strikes after union rejects pay offer

School leaders in England could be balloted again over strike action after union members overwhelmingly rejected the Government’s pay offer. More than three-quarters (78%) of National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) ...

05 Apr 2023 at 13:44

Co-ordinated strike action by teachers in autumn off as unions accept pay rise

Co-ordinated strike action by four education unions in the autumn will not go ahead after members accepted a 6.5% pay rise for teachers and school leaders in England. The National Education Union (NEU), the UK’s ...

31 Jul 2023 at 18:05

Teachers on the picket lines as pay dispute continues

Teachers in England were back on picket lines on Thursday as they staged a fresh strike in a long-running dispute over pay. Tens of thousands of members of the National Education Union (NEU) walked out of ...

27 Apr 2023 at 09:14

School leaders in England will be balloted again over strikes in pay dispute

A union representing school leaders will re-ballot its members on strike action. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) will hold a formal postal ballot of its members in England over pay, ...

28 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Barclay to meet health unions as leaders warn strikes could put patients at risk

Future NHS strikes could “intensify” the risk to patients, health leaders have warned as they urged ministers to reach an agreement with trade unions as soon as possible. The warning from the NHS ...

12 Jan 2023 at 08:10

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