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May- 2025 -22 May
Dr Helen Pain MBE steps down as chair of Anglian Learning trust board
Dr Helen Pain MBE is stepping down as chair of the trust board at Anglian Learning, as well as her role as a trustee of Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport and trustee of Anglian Learning.The multi-academy trust said that Pain has “championed the needs of all pupils, but especially those from…
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21 May
Billions of school funding funnelled into private companies, NASUWT finds
Billions of pounds intended for education are being siphoned away from frontline teaching and funnelled into private companies and agencies leaving schools struggling, a new report has revealed. New findings from NASUWT Teachers’ Union exposed a pattern of financial mismanagement, excessive executive pay, and profiteering in SEND provision, supply teacher…
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21 May
VAT impact: 11,000 fewer pupils at independent schools, ICS says
The Independent School Council’s (ISC) annual census has revealed that there are 545,640 pupils at its 1,423 member schools, a reduction of nearly 11,000 or 2% compared with 2024, which it says highlights the impact of the 20% VAT charge on private education that came into force in January 2025.…
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21 May
Compass proposes merger with Eko Trust
The Compass Partnership of Schools has proposed a merger with Eko Trust in a move that would create a 25-school trust. The trust said that partnering with another “high-performing” academy trust would benefit over 9,000 pupils. Compass said it is proposing to join forces with Eko Trust so that “our schools…
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20 May
OfS cuts ‘catastrophic’, says UCU
The University and College Union (UCU) has called the latest government cuts to higher education as “catastrophic”. The union was responding to the slashing of the Office for Students’ strategic priorities grant and capital funding. The news comes as the Department for Education has provided The Office for Students (OfS)…
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20 May
1 in 4 pupils disengage from school in first year of secondary, research shows
More than one in four pupils begins to disengage from school during Year 7, according to the largest-ever study of pupil engagement in England conducted by education research organisation ImpactED Group. The new research has identified the first year of secondary school as a critical point in children’s education, with…
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20 May
Impact of VAT on fees ‘worse’ than predicted, says ISC
The number of pupils at independent schools has fallen by more than 13,000 in a year, according to the Independent School Council’s (ISC) latest annual census.Data from the ISC’s annual census shows that the like-for-like number of pupils dropped from 551,578 to 538,215 in the year to January. This marks…
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19 May
NASUWT members accept 5.5% pay increase for 2024-25
NASUWT members have voted to accept a 5.5% pay increase for 2024-25 and 3% for 2025-26, alongside commitments to address parity with schoolteachers and significant measures to address workload pressures. A total of 79.4% of NASUWT members voted in favour of the offer. Matt Wrack, NASUWT acting general secretary, said:…
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19 May
Founding CEO of Red Kite Learning Trust to retire
Richard Sheriff, the chief executive officer (CEO), of the Red Kite Learning Trust has made the decision to retire from his leadership position in order to “pursue his many other interests both within and beyond education”. Sheriff is the founding CEO of the Trust that serves more than 10,000 children…
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19 May
LIPA teachers to strike amid staff welfare concerns
Members of NASUWT at LIPA School in Liverpool will begin strike action this week after the union claimed leadership “failed to deal with a number of concerns related to health and safety”.This included “adverse management practices and dangerous pupil behaviour”. While NASUWT representatives have met with leaders at the school,…
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