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Some new teachers are barely earning the national minimum wage because of their pay and the hours they work, the leaders of the National Education Union have warned ahead of a conference set to be dominated by issues of funding and teacher welfare. Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, the joint general secretaries of the […]

The prime minister this week dodged questions about her government’s cost-saving interventions in schools, despite claims the advice “belonged to the days of the workhouse”. Schools Week revealed last week that school resource management advisers employed by the Department for Education had told school leaders to limit pupils’ lunch portions, keep money raised for charity […]

The education secretary has warned 23 universities regarding their use of “unethical” unconditional offers, following warnings that school pupils are being “backed into a corner” to accept places. Increased competition for students in the higher education sector has led to a spike in the use of unconditional offers. Conditional unconditional offers are damaging the reputation […]

Confidence in GCSEs as a good preparation for work among headteachers slumped last year, according to a new survey which also reveals widespread confusion about the new grading system. Ofqual has published its annual report on the perceptions of A-levels, GCSEs and other qualifications, which is based on a survey of heads, teachers and others […]

Funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has been slashed by more than a sixth, according to new analysis by a leading think tank. IPPR North found the amount of funding available for pupils with the most complex needs has reduced by 17 per cent across England since 2015. The north is the […]

All teaching job adverts should offer applicants the chance to explore flexible working options, the education secretary has said. Damian Hinds told the Schools and Academies Show at London’s Excel centre today that the teaching profession “can’t afford” to continue to have a lower incidence of flexible working options like job shares or part time […]

School budgets for next year are “not generous”, the Department for Education’s head of funding has admitted. Tom Goldman, deputy director for the DfE’s funding policy unit, told the Schools and Academies Show in London this morning that budgets for 2019-20 will leave schools “with real pressures to face”, as he acknowledged some schools would […]

Parents who fail to register their children as home-educated could face prosecution or a fine under new proposals set out by the government. In a consultation on a new compulsory register of all home-schooled pupils, published today, the Department for Education revealed it plans to use existing school attendance orders to enforce the new requirements. […]