The Latest Breaking News from NAHT

Four main teaching unions could unite after ‘months of stonewalling’ from education secretary Gillian Keegan

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, will accuse the Government of ‘selling young people down the river’.

Relations between schools and the education watchdog have dramatically deteriorated since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school to inadequate

All four major unions representing teachers and headteachers are balloting members in England over possible action.

The current inspection model ’causes unacceptable collateral damage’ to school leaders’ health, the president elect of the NAHT union will say.

Secondary schools are expected to prioritise Year 11 and Year 13 students during the strikes, ahead of exams.

The “majority of schools” are expected to either restrict access to pupils or fully close as a result of the strikes

Teachers and civil servants will be taking industrial action

The ASCL union, which represents heads and school leaders, said it would formally ballot its members nationally over pay and conditions for the first time in its history

Many areas in England have seen a fall in applications for children starting Reception this autumn – including London.

Early findings suggest that many local authorities have seen a rise in the proportion of children receiving their first choice of primary school.