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Jun- 2025 -11 June
Newcastle University staff to rally amid ongoing strike action
University and College Union (UCU) members are today (11 June) set to hold a strike rally to protest against plans to cut hundreds of jobs at Newcastle University. The demonstration coincides with the 37th day of strike action by university staff, who are opposing management’s intention to begin compulsory redundancies…
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11 June
DfE seeks new governors for NI grammar school boards
The Department of Education has launched a campaign to recruit school governors for voluntary grammar schools across Northern Ireland. It comes as most boards of governors are due to be reconstituted in 2025. Governors work alongside principals and staff to help manage schools, playing what the department describes as a…
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10 June
New guidance advises teachers can use AI to save time on marking
New guidance advises that teachers can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help speed up marking and produce correspondence with parents. New teaching materials distributed to schools advises that teachers can use technology to help “automate routine tasks” in order to provide greater focus on time with pupils. It comes as…
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10 June
Tackling ethnic disparities key to hitting recruitment goals, NFER finds
Tackling ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment and retention could “significantly” help the government meet its pledge to recruit and retain 6,500 teachers, new research has found. A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), funded by Mission 44, suggests that changes in recruitment and retention could yield up…
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10 June
Schools lost 4,000 PE hours in past year, Youth Sport Trust finds
Schools across the UK have lost 4,000 PE hours in the last year, according to the Youth Sport Trust’s latest PE and School Sport Report, while maths and English teaching hours have increased by 13% and 10% respectively. Since the 2012 London Olympics, the report revealed that some 45,000 PE…
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9 June
GORSE deputy principal appointed head of secondary of NAS Abu Dhabi
Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi has appointed deputy executive principal of The GORSE Academies Trust, Adam Ryder as its founding head of secondary. Ryder joins the international school from the UK, where he brings a wealth of experience from his career in secondary education having served as a school…
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9 June
NEU calls for wealth tax and ‘progressive’ reforms to fund schools
The National Education Union (NEU) has partnered with Tax Justice UK to call for progressive tax reforms to be introduced by the chancellor which could provide greater funding for schools. Ahead of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review, the NEU is backing three proposals from Tax Justice UK on how funding…
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9 June
Teacher numbers fall as NAHT warns of ‘severe’ recruitment crisis
The number of teachers in England has fallen for the second year running, prompting the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) to raise fresh warnings about a worsening recruitment and retention crisis in schools. According to new government figures published on 9 June, the total number of teachers dropped to…
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6 June
Staff at Havant & South Downs College to take three-day strike action
Staff at Havant and South Downs College (HSDC) will strike on Friday 13, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 June over plans to cut the jobs of around one third of the workforce, the University and College Union (UCU) announced today (6 June). The principal and chief executive, Mike Gaston, announced…
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6 June
Plans to federate East Cardiff primary schools enter consultation phase
Plans to formally federate St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School with The Saints Federation have entered a consultation phase, as Cardiff Council moves to strengthen school leadership and improve educational outcomes in the city’s east. The Saints Federation currently comprises All Saints’ Church in Wales Primary School and St…
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