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Teachers in England accept pay settlement, but the issues causing so many vacancies have not gone away

Teachers in England have voted to end strike action and accept the government’s offer of a 6.5% pay rise, which is partly supported by new government funding. More than 80% of teachers who voted in three unions and 77% in the other accepted the pay deal.

The Conversation

Government has more work to do to ensure families secure quality childcare – MPs

Plans to expand the number of subsidised childcare places for working parents in England ‘should not come at the expense of quality’, report says.

The Independent UK

Lifesaving defibrillators delivered to all state schools in England

The rollout follows campaigning by Mark King whose 12-year-old son Oliver suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at school during a swimming lesson.

The Independent UK

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School pioneers: why exclusion is not the answer

The ‘inclusion unit’ for problem pupils at Beacon High, one of eight funded by the Standard, has achieved incredible results. David Cohen says the DfE should be learning a lesson

Evening Standard

Students taking Government’s flagship T-level courses felt ‘misled’ – Ofsted

The first T-level courses were launched by the Government in September 2020 as technical alternatives to A-levels.

The Independent UK

Government delays expectation for schools in England to run 32.5 hour week

State schools will now have until September 2024 to meet minimum school week expectation due to ‘pressures’, the Department for Education said.

The Independent UK

Opposition grows among teachers to 6.5% pay offer in England

Union members are concerned about funding for the below-inflation increase and the lack of a long-term agreement

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Keegan hails degree-level apprenticeship for students seeking space sector jobs

The new course will begin in 2024.

The Independent UK

More funding needed for long-awaited schools to serve estate on edge of Bristol

The project has been pushed back time and time again

Bristol Post

Durham hosts National Education Union rally as teachers strike over pay and workloads

The rally in Durham City Centre was attended by NEU members and supporters, with speeches from Labour MPs and trade union leaders

Chronicle Live

Pay rise of 6.5% would end teachers’ strikes, says union boss

‘Impossible to say’ whether government will accept pay review body proposal, says Tory minister

The Independent UK

London pupils and parents face more disruption as teachers strike again

Friday’s action follows a strike on Wednesday which resulted in many schools being fully closed or restricting access to limited groups of pupils

Evening Standard

West Country teacher has 64 pupils in one class and says urgent change is needed

Wayne Partridge says the current conditions are 'really difficult'

Bristol Post

Students and parents to face disruption as teachers in England go on strike over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members

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The Independent UK

Families face disruption as teachers in England stage fresh strikes over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members.

Daily Mirror

Tory Education Secretary told to come clean over teachers pay proposals as strikes loom

Schools across England will face disruption on Wednesday and Friday as members of the National Education Union (NEU) down tools in the latest of a series of nationwide strikes

Manchester Evening News

Education Secretary tells Andy Burnham his Manchester Baccalaureate plan won't happen

Senior Tory says Greater Manchester doesn't have the power to change the core subjects pupils can choose

Chronicle Live

Gateshead school 'on its knees' as report finds 700,000 pupils in England taught in buildings that should be replaced or repaired

Kate Chisholm, executive headteacher at Oakfield Schools Federation, told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme that the schools' walls and roof are rotting, asbestos is present in the building, and the school yard regularly floods due to problems with the drains

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Evening Standard

Forget being a tech superpower — millions of adults in UK falling behind on digital skills, say House of Lords

The House of Lords is calling on Rishi Sunak to swap AI and coding for a joined-up government strategy on eradicating digital exclusion and digital poverty

Evening Standard

School building collapse causing death or injury ‘very likely’ following years of underfunding, warns watchdog

Around 700,000 children in England are attending schools in need of major repairs, says the National Audit Office

The Guardian - UK

Almost 600 schools in England undergoing urgent structural checks

Many more unaware of danger of collapse posed by crumbling concrete, report finds

Belfast Live

£3 million project to 'unearth the heat beneath our feet' could tackle NI security of supply issues, decarbonisation and costs

It will explore the potential for geothermal energy across Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

‘Child identifying as cat’ controversy: from TikTok video to media frenzy

Tory calls for urgent investigation raise eyebrows as Rye college says no pupil identifies ‘as a cat or any other animal’

Chronicle Live

Trust running Kenton school handed warning notice after three 'requires improvement' Ofsted ratings

The secondary school in Kenton, Newcastle, is operated by Northern Leaders Trust

The Independent UK

Funding concerns preventing tutoring from becoming ’embedded’ in schools

More than half of school leaders cited the reduced subsidy rate as one of the main reasons for dropping out of the National Tutoring Programme.

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