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May- 2025 -13 May
EEF invites schools to partake in AI lesson planning trial
The Education Endowment Foundation has invited primary schools across England to join a new randomised controlled trial of AI-powered lesson planning assistant Aila to find out whether AI can reduce lesson planning time while maintaining the quality of resources. Launched in September 2024, Aila aims to help save teachers time…
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12 May
NASUWT Westbourne Academy teachers to strike over disruptive behaviour
NASUWT members at Westbourne Academy in Ipswich will begin strike action on Tuesday 13 May due to “untenable” levels of classroom disruption. A large group of pupils at Westbourne Academy are refusing to attend lessons and instead choose to roam the school, disrupting other lessons and engaging in threatening behaviour…
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12 May
Govt to up funded childcare to 30 hours a week from September
The government has announced that, from today (12 May), all eligible working parents of children who will be nine months old before 1 September can apply to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week, which is estimated to save them up to £7,500 a year per child. …
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9 May
OfS: Four in 10 universities struggling with finances
The financial performance of universities and colleges is forecast to decline in 2024-25 for the third consecutive year, with four in 10 institutions expecting a deficit this year, according to new report from the Office for Students (OfS). This contrasts with last year’s forecasts made by institutions, which suggested an…
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9 May
Cost of state school education up by £500 since 2022, research finds
UK parents must now pay at least £1,000 a year for a child at state primary school and nearly £2,300 a year for a child at secondary school, marking a rise of 16% and 30% respectively, new research has found.A new report from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the…
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9 May
Derby’s investment in SEND provision moves into next phase
Derby City Council has put in motion a programme which will deliver 400 additional specialist places in the city’s schools over the next two years, as the council aims to improve and expand educational provision in the city for children and young people with SEND. It comes as the council…
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9 May
Govt to cut post-grad teaching apprenticeships from 12 to 9 months
The government has announced that it will cut the duration of postgraduate teaching apprenticeships (PGTA) from 12 to nine months, aligning to the school year and getting newly trained teachers into the classroom sooner. Courses currently run from September to September, meaning trainees typically have to wait months before kicking…
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8 May
NAHT initiates legal action against Ofsted over new inspection proposal
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has initiated legal action against Ofsted over the potential impact of its inspection proposals on the mental health and wellbeing of school leaders and staff. News comes after the union issued a claim for judicial review on Friday 2 May, ahead of its…
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8 May
GMB calls on council and school workers to reject pay offer
GMB Union has recommended more than 150,000 members working for councils and schools to reject the local government pay offer. Local authority and education workers across England and Wales have been offered a 3.2% pay rise for 2025/26. GMB’s Local Government and Schools Committee has unanimously recommended a rejection and…
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7 May
NASUWT Epsom teachers begin strike to protect pensions
Members of Teachers’ Union NASUWT at Ewell Castle Senior and Prep Schools in Epsom have started the first of seven days of strike action today (7 May) after being threatened with dismissal from their jobs unless they agree to new contracts. The employer is seeking to withdraw from the Teachers’…
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