Need to know: Teacher strike, the pay deal, cutting workload
Your roundup of Tes’ must-read content this week includes the announcement of a national teacher strike, what the teacher salary offer means for your pay packet and five tips to cut your workload
The announcement this week of a national teacher strike not only revealed the strength of feeling in the profession over this year’s pay offers, but it also potentially set the stage for a winter of conflict in education across the UK.
The move by Scotland’s biggest teaching union, the EIS, came at a time when the major teaching unions in England are balloting members on strike action over pay and funding, and school leaders’ unions are also threatening action.
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Teacher strike announced
The biggest teachers’ union in Scotland has announced a strikelater this month after members voted overwhelming in favour.Itwill bethe first day of national strike action over pay in the country for almost 40 years.
Heads vote in ‘consultative’strike ballot
The Association of School and College Leaders is planning a “consultative ballot” on industrial action over pay and funding in what the union’s general secretary has called an “unprecedented moment”.
Open schools at weekends, DfE urged All schools should be opened outside of teaching hours to provide safe spaces for vulnerable children, says former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield.
Sats: Schools to close on extrabank holiday
Schools should not open on the extra bank holiday in May next year, the Department for Education has said,even though this date falls at the start of Sats week.
New DfE ministers: who is doing what? The Department for Education this week confirmed the specific roles that the newly appointed ministers will be performing under new education secretary Gillian Keegan. John Roberts looks at what the appointments could mean for schools.
Five ways to cut your teacher workload Teachers can find themselves drowning under a heavy workload at this time of year - but Bhamika Bhudia has five tips to help ease the pressure.
Adaptive teaching: why it’s the way forward The adaptive teaching approach could be the best way to improve outcomes for all children and strengthen inclusivity across our schools, writes SEND specialist Margaret Mulholland.
How one trust gave out 35,000 iPads to its pupils The CEO of Oasis Community Learning, which has handed out an iPad to every pupil across its 52 schools, explains the reasons behind the decision and how the trust overcame the logistical challenges.