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School leaders’ unions consider encouraging members to quit as Ofsted inspectors

The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers may take the ‘unprecedented step’ over inspection reforms.

Evening Standard

Ofsted delays setting out final plan for school inspections until September

Unions have criticised the watchdog’s new proposed timetable for publishing its reforms as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘bordering on reckless’.

Evening Standard

Children in tears over school prom ban for lack of attendance and homework

Kepier Academy told students they needed to meet targets on attendance and behaviour to go to the school’s prom

The Independent UK

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Two in three parents support Ofsted’s proposed report cards for schools – poll

The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the implementation of any new inspection reforms to be delayed until September 2026.

The Independent UK

Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post-Covid trend

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

Evening Standard

Technology ‘being weaponised’ against schools and teachers – union leader

Manny Botwe, president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will call for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media.

Evening Standard

Pay-as-you-go schooling: parents under pressure to fund essentials

‘Voluntary’ donations of up to £300 a year are increasingly being asked for to balance the books. But this can lead to inequality within schools

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Education secretary warns of ‘baked-in’ inequality in English school system

Bridget Phillipson says she is determined to reduce attainment gap as teenagers anticipate A-level results

The Guardian - UK

Most schools in England facing real-terms cuts since 2010 thanks to Tories, analysis shows

Urgent investment of £12.2bn needed to reverse effects of 14 years of austerity, unions say

The Guardian - UK

What is ‘real world’ maths? Labour pushes for primary school implementation

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces plan to address ‘chronic cultural problem’

Evening Standard

Schools should limit amount of branded uniform items, union leader says

Geoff Barton, the Association of School and College Leaders general secretary, said ‘having logos on every item pushes up the price’.

The Independent UK

Lack of guidance for schools on transgender pupils ‘frustrating’ – heads’ union

Headteachers are having to navigate the ‘complex and sensitive subject’ on their own, the Association of School and College Leaders said.

The Independent UK

Students and parents to face disruption as teachers in England go on strike over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members

The Independent UK

Families face disruption as teachers in England stage fresh strikes over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members.

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2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'

The Independent UK

School and college leaders to hold national strike ballot for first time

The Association of School and College Leaders said the decision to hold a ballot was made due to funding, pay and conditions.

Wales Online

The heartbreaking story of a teacher who took her own life and the questions it has raised about the school inspection system

Wales inspects schools differently to England but Ruth's Perry's death still raises questions

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