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Teachers’ leaders say 5% rise for experienced staff is ‘unacceptable’

Unions say the move by education secretary Nadhim Zahawi will not be enough to stop strike action.

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi makes U-turn on schools bill after criticism

Minister scraps plans to increase DfE control of academy trusts, derided as ‘ridiculous attempt to centralise power in Whitehall’

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP waves Nokia phone in Commons as he ponders why school pleas ignored

Sir Charles Walker said ‘nothing happens’ when he texts Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.

The Independent UK

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Tories U-turn over Schools Bill 'power grab' after peers threaten revolt

Education Minister Baroness Barran told peers that chunks of the Schools Bill would be stripped out amid anger at plans to give the Government power to dictate academy standards

Daily Mirror

PM suggests ban on new grammar schools could be lifted across the country

Boris Johnson indicated he was not opposed to the move, but said ‘you need to look at how you do it’.

The Independent UK

Ministers trumpet fresh education plan with £25m for new instruments

Funding for music hubs worth £79 million a year would also be guaranteed until 2025.

The Independent UK

Two ways to bring down a PM: Boris Johnson’s rebels see opportunities

Johnson was defiant in Rwanda after his byelection disasters, but at home there was renewed Tory anger

The Guardian - UK

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Teachers’ strike would undermine children’s education – Downing Street

A senior Conservative MP said that industrial action would amount to another ‘lockdown’ for children.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson risks fresh row with unions as he backs claim teacher strikes 'unforgivable'

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi lashed out at the NEU union who has said it will be “strongly encouraging" members to back industrial action over pay and workload

Daily Mirror

Nadhim Zahawi: axing Larkin and Owen poems for GCSE is cultural vandalism

Education secretary denounces exam board’s decision to replace the two poets in English literature course

The Guardian - UK

Wilfred Owen and Philip Larkin’s GCSE removal is ‘cultural vandalism’ – Zahawi

Nadhim Zahawi hit out on Thursday at the move by OCR, which is part of a wider reform of the exam board’s anthology.

The Independent UK

Teachers strike would be ‘unforgivable’ after Covid disruption, Zahawi says

It came as the biggest teachers’ union warned of industrial action and called for an inflation-busting pay rise

The Independent UK

English schools warn of acute teacher shortages without ‘inflation plus’ pay deal

Figures show impact of pay on recruitment as unions tell education secretary to compensate for inflation or face strikes

The Guardian - UK

Teachers strike looms if inflation busting pay demands are not met

Teachers are facing a ‘huge pay cut’ in reality, union says

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Teachers warn of autumn strikes if Tories refuse 'inflation plus' pay rise

The National Education Union said it would consult its 450,000-strong membership over potential industrial action if ministers fact to act on pay, staffing and workload issues

The Guardian - UK

Largest teaching union threatens to ballot members in England on strike action

National Education Union writes to education secretary Nadhim Zahawi, calling for ‘inflation-plus’ pay rise

Daily Mirror

Teachers could strike from October as Tories braced to reject plea for pay rise

The National Education Union demanded a hike based on Wednesday's inflation figure - which could top 10% - and said the Education Secretary has until October to negotiate. But Boris Johnson is already indicating he will not do that

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson warned against ‘race to bottom on pay’ as rail strikes hit millions of travellers

Prime minister says UK must ‘stay the course’ to prevent wage hikes fuelling inflation

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Nadhim Zahawi: I was bullied at school for being ‘different’

The Education Secretary spoke out publicly to encourage others to seek help over bullying

Evening Standard

Teachers threaten strikes unless they receive huge pay rise

Two key education unions have announced they will consider balloting members over industrial action unless significant salary increases are offered

The Independent UK

Teaching unions prepared to ballot if pay does not increase

The NASUWT and the National Education Union have called for pay rises.

Daily Mirror

Resurgent Non League Stratford hailed as a "model club" by impressed ministers

Stratford are preparing for their first season under new boss Dean Holdsworth and have received glowing praise for their community work

The Guardian - UK

New strike chaos as teachers and NHS staff warn of action over pay

Rail unions set to walk out on Tuesday, as clashes loom over public sector pay offers falling short of inflation

Daily Mirror

ALL parents who take children on holiday in termtime to be fined in new crackdown

Ministers are trying to put and end to the 'postcode lottery' on whether parents are punished or not if they take they children out of school during the term time

The Independent UK

Crackdown on ‘postcode lottery’ over school absence fines

Government says this will mean parents are not fined for absence in some areas and not in others.

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