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May- 2025 -28 May
IFS warns education budget cuts could undermine schools and colleges
The Department for Education in England could face a £2.6bn cut by 2028-29 if treated like other unprotected budgets, potentially reducing school and college funding amid growing challenges, the IFS has said. According to a new report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, protecting schools and the 16-19 education budget would…
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28 May
DfE to roll out AI to track school attendance
The secretary of state for education, Bridget Phillipson, has revealed that the Open Innovation Team (OIT) will be providing support to the Department for Education in the form of AI tools for tracking school attendance. Schools and responsible bodies can now access the attendance reports tool via the View Your…
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27 May
Gov scraps higher level apprenticeships to focus on under 21s
The government has announced plans to scrap funding from higher level apprenticeships to focus on training at “lower” levels. From January 2026, only those aged 16-21 will qualify for level 7 apprenticeships, which are considered equivalent to a master’s degree. The plans are part of the government’s initiative to create…
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27 May
DfE appoints builder for permanent Boxing Academy home
The Department for Education has appointed McLaren Construction to build the Boxing Academy, a 56-student secondary school in Clapton which will serve 12 to 16-year-olds who need an alternative to mainstream education. The new building, set to be complete in September 2026, relocates temporary facilities in Hackney to a nearby site. …
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27 May
University of Dundee UCU members strike amid compulsory redundancy plans
University and College Union (UCU) members at the University of Dundee began a further five days of strike action yesterday (26th May) over threatened job losses and staff facing compulsory redundancy. The strike follows 15 days of strikes in February and March. Since then, university senior management, in the face…
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27 May
NAHT welcomes 4% uplift in teacher salaries
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has welcomed the government’s announcement of a 4% pay uplift for all teaching staff salaries, and 3.2% for school support staff. It comes as the teachers’ pay review body has once again listened to the union’s evidence and recommended a pay award higher…
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23 May
DfE to offer earlier speech and language support for 20,000 children
Up to 20,000 more children are set to benefit from earlier targeted support to overcome speech and language challenges before concerns escalate, The Department for Education (DfE) has announced. Backed by £3.4m this year, the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme deploys specialist teams across primary schools and…
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23 May
DfE to extend flexible working programme for teachers
The Department of Education (DfE) has extended its Flexible Working Ambassadors programme for a further year, enabling teachers to plan lessons from home, job-share or work flexible hours.It comes as figures from the government show that 46% of teachers had a flexible working arrangement in place in 2024, up by…
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22 May
Glodwick teachers to strike over health and safety concerns
Today (22 May) members of NASUWT will begin strike action at Glodwick Infant and Nursery School in Oldham over what it called “continuous issues with health and safety”. Teachers at Glodwick said they have “endured a lack of action” from school leadership over health and safety risks onsite. The…
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22 May
DfE accepts 4% pay rise for teachers
The government has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendation of a 4% pay rise for teachers from September 2025, alongside an additional £615m in funding. However, the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that schools will still have to fund around 1% of the increase themselves, which it said could…
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