Teacher pay
Unions have called on the government to formally publish the STRB's pay recommendation for teachers

Pay rises will now cost schools £1.3bn, and 6 more STRB findings

The teacher pay review body also wants a bigger remit to investigate the whole teacher pay system amid ongoing...

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Amy Walker
Tutoring
The NTP programme should be extended, a new Sutton Trust report suggests

Schools can only use DfE-approved tutoring firms from September

Leaders wanting to spend school-led tutoring cash on external agencies must draw from government list

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Amy Walker
Ofsted
Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman

Seven things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research

The watchdog found learning loss during Covid lockdowns made it more difficult to identify pupils with SEND

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Amy Walker
Schools

Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance

Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion

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Amy Walker
Schools
A teacher outside with primary school children. Schools are trying to make use of shaded areas outside during the heatwave

Schools plan non-uniform days and early finishes for ‘extreme’ heatwave

The Met Office has warned temperatures could top 35C on Monday

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Amy Walker
Schools
Ofsted

More ‘requires improvement’ schools boost Ofsted grade post-Covid

Over two-thirds of RI secondaries saw their grade boosted this year, up from 42 per cent pre-Covid

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safeguarding

Assess wellbeing risk of strip searches before calling police, schools told

DfE updates guidance on searching, screening and confiscation in wake of Child Q scandal

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Amy Walker and Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools review uniform policies to embrace eco-friendly options

'Environmentally conscious' pupils behind green policy drive

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Amy Walker