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UK school inspection crisis pushing headteachers to breaking point, union chief says 'system causing harm'

In a powerful address, a prominent head of a UK teachers' union has sounded the alarm on the distressing impact Ofsted inspections have on school leaders' mental health. The impassioned plea follows a heartbreaking incident associated with a prior evaluation, prompting deep frustration over an educational framework that many believe…

The Times of India

Ofsted school inspections pushing teachers ‘to the point of destruction’

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The Independent UK

‘Angry’ union boss says Ofsted inspections are putting lives at ‘unnecessary risk’

Paul Whiteman said inspections “should not be about pressurising dedicated professionals to the point of destruction”

The Independent UK

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Ofsted inspections pushing headteachers to ‘point of destruction’, union chief says

NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to ‘Nando’s-style’ scoring

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted ‘actively penalising’ schools more inclusive to Send pupils, headteachers’ union warns

NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman said the findings should “ring serious alarm bells” for the Government’s ambitions for more pupils with Send to learn in mainstream schools

The Independent UK

UK schools in ‘desperate situation’ as headteachers report mouldy walls, leaks and asbestos

Teachers have reported leaking roofs, unsuitable toilets and a condemned playground

The Independent UK

‘Stressed and overworked’: School leaders reveal how the job is taking its toll on their mental health

NAHT General Secretary Paul Whiteman said the findings are ‘worrying’ and ‘should be a real cause for concern for the government’

The Independent UK

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Teachers will strike next year if they don’t get a proper pay rise, union bosses warn

Exclusive: Teachers are not convinced that change is being delivered by the Labour government, Matt Wrack warned, saying his members do not feel listened to

The Independent UK

How school breakfast clubs can save families ‘feeling the sharpest squeeze’ up to £450

The initiative aims to support schools in communities most affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

500 more school breakfast clubs could save families up to £450, Government says

The Department for Education has announced schools with more pupils from lower income backgrounds will be able to apply to open breakfast clubs.

Evening Standard

Teachers union to consider strike action after losing legal bid against Ofsted

Ofsted is preparing to implement its new report card system next week

The Independent UK

Children missing more than half of classes increases as overall absence falls

The Department for Education said it is ‘slowing the stubborn rise in severe absence’.

Evening Standard

Send spending could outstrip spending by Ministry of Justice by 2029 – IFS

The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned there is a risk that increases in spending on children will be followed by higher spending on young adults.

Evening Standard

New report lays bare the growing cost of SEND spending

Government will set out how it will reform the Send system in the Schools White Paper later this year

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Low birthrates in England could lead to ‘closure of 800 primary schools by 2029’

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Parents in England to pay more for school lunches as caterers blame rising costs

As a new academic year begins providers say national insurance rises and food price inflation has forced up prices

Evening Standard

Teaching union welcomes ‘long-overdue’ Ofsted move to tailor inspections

Ofsted said the changes, which will be introduced in November, would deliver improved consistency and ‘more insightful, context-aware inspections’.

The Guardian - UK

Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds

School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisis

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Evening Standard

Many schools are dealing with consequences of toxic masculinity each day – union

Paul Whiteman, the NAHT school leaders’ union chief, has called for collaboration to stop a generation of boys ‘disappearing into a vortex of hatred’.

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers in England, Wales and NI say Send provision crisis is worsening

Nine out of 10 school leaders tell survey they are finding it harder to meet special needs of pupils than a year ago

Evening Standard

Most schools have Send pupils in mainstream classes amid capacity issues – poll

Many parents are ‘frustrated’ that schools cannot fully meet the needs of the Send pupils in their care, the chief of a school leaders’ union said.

The Independent UK

Headteachers across the UK are facing mental health crisis, new poll reveals

The majority of school leaders said their mental health has been negatively affected in the last year

The Guardian - UK

English schools left to subsidise infants’ free meals after 3p funding increase, say leaders

Department for Education criticised over funding rise from £2.58 to £2.61 per child per meal in September

Evening Standard

3p rise in free school meal funding will stretch school budgets, union warns

Government funding for free school meals offered to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will rise from £2.58 to £2.61 a meal in September.

The Independent UK

More than a thousand complaints made following Ofsted school visits

The number of complaints to the education watchdog following school inspections has risen by 60% over three years, figures suggest.

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