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Staff working for the NASUWT teachers’ union will go on strike later this month following a dispute over pensions. Members of the GMB union who work at NASUWT have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, a document seen by Schools Week showed. The months-long dispute had arisen over proposed changes to pensions paid to […]

The government has been accused of “resorting to a political gimmick” after announcing £24 million in funding will be diverted to the north east of England. Damian Hinds, the education secretary, unveiled the “opportunity north east” programme on Monday. The scheme will divert £12 million from existing Department for Education budgets for school improvement in […]

Amanda Spielman has admitted she was “horrified” at accusations that Ofsted’s recent curriculum review was biased in favour of schools with a knowledge-rich curriculum. Speaking following her speech to the Schools North East summit today, Spielman insisted the review was not about judging what is a good curriculum, but about schools’ engagement in developing their […]

A shift in focus by Ofsted away from pupil outcomes will help tackle excessive workload in schools, Amanda Spielman said today. The chief inspector of schools has outlined changes to the way Ofsted will inspect schools from next year, including a move away from focusing on exam results, and new headline judgment areas. Spielman has […]

Schools with “well below average” progress scores were more than nine times more likely to be rated inadequate as those with average or above-average progress last year, new research shows. A joint study by Education Datalab and the Association of School and College Leaders found a “strong relationship” between schools’ progress 8 scores and their […]

The education secretary will use a speech to the Confederation of Schools Trust to attack Labour Party policy on academies, branding it “dangerous control freakery”. Damian Hinds will defend academies and free schools during a speech to the CST’s inaugural conference and demand “honest answers” from shadow education secretary Angela Rayner about what her party […]

The prime minister has insisted that school funding is at a “record high”, just days after members of her own government were slapped down by the statistics watchdog for their claims over spending. Theresa May defended the government’s spending on schools during prime minister’s questions today during a grilling by opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. It […]

The number of schools offering GCSE and A-level music courses to pupils is in decline, prompting concerns that the subject is “disappearing”. Research by the University of Sussex found that 18 per cent of schools offer no GCSE music option to pupils, and researchers warned uptake data showed that this will increase in the coming […]

A lack of school spending data on mental health means it is not possible to plan support for pupils in need across the country, the government’s spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office found that schools’ engagement with local health services “could be positive but was variable”, and that cross-government working on the issue […]