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England's schools on brink of 'full-blown funding crisis' - teaching unions

Five education unions have said the pay award will put pressure on school budgets and exacerbate the recruitment crisis

Wales Online

Teachers and heads accuse Government of creating ‘crisis’ with pay offer

Five education unions have said the pay award will put pressure on school budgets and exacerbate the recruitment crisis.

The Independent UK

Educational standards ‘at risk’ due to recruitment problems, heads warn

More than nine in 10 schools are struggling to recruit enough staff, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

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Nearly 160k more pupils can now claim free school meals – see how numbers have risen in North East

A teaching union says it’s "shocking" that the numbers needing state-funded lunches continue to rise

Chronicle Live

Desperate schools ask parents and teachers to oversee exams amid invigilator shortage

Unions warned that exam monitors were being put off by fears of catching Covid in schools, leaving heads scrambling to…

Daily Mirror

Scramble for extra invigilators as students sit first exams since pandemic began

GCSE and A-level exams have been cancelled for the past two years due to Covid

Evening Standard

Easing of exam assessments will end next year as Covid measures are dropped

Ofqual, the exams regulator, tells pupils that no adjustments will be made in 2023 to accommodate for the impact of…

The Telegraph

Exam stress for pupils greater than before pandemic, headteachers tell survey

A lack of invigilators is putting pressure on schools, say heads.

The Independent UK

Bring back free Covid tests for exam candidates, UK schools urge

Pupils set to take first public exams for three years, but invigilators are wary of working in halls with no…

The Guardian - UK

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Pupils 'could spread Covid at school summer exams' without free tests , headteachers warn

They say it could result in a 'guessing game' with pupils potentially infecting others when they sit their GCSEs and…

Wales Online

School governors in England to be offered anti-racism training

Move to change recruitment culture comes amid concerns about lack of racial diversity among headteachers

The Guardian - UK