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School leaders survey reveals alarming results about mental health

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The Independent UK

‘Stressed and overworked’: School leaders reveal how the job is taking its toll on their mental health

NAHT General Secretary Paul Whiteman said the findings are ‘worrying’ and ‘should be a real cause for concern for the government’

The Independent UK

Teachers will strike next year if they don’t get a proper pay rise, union bosses warn

Exclusive: Teachers are not convinced that change is being delivered by the Labour government, Matt Wrack warned, saying his members do not feel listened to

The Independent UK

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Headteachers’ union considers strikes after judge rejects case against Ofsted

Union had sought permission to apply for judicial review over watchdog’s new inspection framework

The Guardian - UK

Teachers union to consider strike action after losing legal bid against Ofsted

Ofsted is preparing to implement its new report card system next week

The Independent UK

Union to consider industrial action after losing legal challenge against Ofsted

The National Association of Head Teachers sought to proceed with legal action against the watchdog over plans to grade schools through report cards.

Evening Standard

Head teachers’ union’s legal action over Ofsted report card plans thrown out

The National Association of Head Teachers began legal action against Ofsted in May this year over the new inspection framework.

Evening Standard

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Nearly nine in 10 heads support exploring strike options over Ofsted, union says

The NAHT school leaders’ union said it heard ‘loud and clear’ from members that the plans do not have the support of headteachers.

Evening Standard

Warning issued over ‘Nando’s-style grading’ as Ofsted unveils changes

Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas using a colour-coded five-point scale

The Independent UK

Nando’s-style grading won’t keep pupils safe or boost good teaching, union says

Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas.

Evening Standard

Why GCSE English and maths resits policy is ‘not fit for purpose’

The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn.

The Independent UK

Government’s GCSE English and maths resits policy ‘not fit for purpose’

The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn.

Evening Standard

1 in 4 of parents sacrifice food or heating to afford children’s school uniform

Almost half of parents are worried about the cost of buying uniform for the start of the school year

The Independent UK

Quarter of parents sacrifice food or heating to afford school uniform – poll

The Education Secretary has called on schools to reduce immediately the number of branded items of uniform they require ahead of a change in the law.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Schools told to make sex education ‘stage appropriate’ as age limit plans axed

Primary school teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils, guidance says.

The Independent UK

Schools told to judge when it’s appropriate to teach sex education

Teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils

Evening Standard

Government told to fully fund teacher pay rise to prevent school provision cuts

Four education unions have made a ‘united’ call to ministers to provide additional investment to schools for increased staff salaries.

Evening Standard

Teaching union welcomes ‘long-overdue’ Ofsted move to tailor inspections

Ofsted said the changes, which will be introduced in November, would deliver improved consistency and ‘more insightful, context-aware inspections’.

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Evening Standard

School leaders’ unions consider encouraging members to quit as Ofsted inspectors

The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers may take the ‘unprecedented step’ over inspection reforms.

Evening Standard

School leaders call for urgent ‘sensitive’ guidance after gender ruling

Headteachers are being put in a ‘difficult’ position as they try to understand what the Supreme Court ruling means for pupils, the NAHT union said.

The Independent UK

Ofsted’s proposed report cards should be opposed – school leaders’ union

The NAHT has launched legal action against the watchdog over the potential impact of their proposals on the mental health of leaders.

Evening Standard

Academy heads should be able to seek return to local authority control – union

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers’ union takes legal action against Ofsted over inspection changes

NAHT says changes are likely to harm school leaders’ mental health and it was not consulted adequately over the new grading system

Evening Standard

School leaders’ union launches legal action against Ofsted over report card plan

Headteachers fear the watchdog’s inspection proposals will increase high-stakes accountability and pressure on school staff.

Evening Standard

Many schools are dealing with consequences of toxic masculinity each day – union

Paul Whiteman, the NAHT school leaders’ union chief, has called for collaboration to stop a generation of boys ‘disappearing into a vortex of hatred’.

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