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Union head welcomes ‘detailed negotiations’ over teachers’ pay after fresh talks

The NASUWT and headteachers’ union NAHT held separate talks with the Education Secretary on Monday with the ASCL to do the same on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Truancy is more than a political soundbite

Political parties are falling over themselves to provide solutions to our truancy rates. Aaron Hendry explains why we need to move away from viewing schools as simply educational institutions - and how.

Newsroom.co.nz

School wear 'can promote kingdom'

Officials from the education and tourism ministries are voicing support for Chinese tourists who wear Thai student uniforms, saying doing so will help promote Thailand.

Bangkok Post

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Labour will ditch 'broken' Tory childcare model - instead of 'bolting on' free hours

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was time for a complete overhaul of the 'complex and confused' childcare system - and said 'bolting on' more hours would not fix it

Daily Mirror

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs bill creating school vouchers

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed into law an education overhaul that she's called her priority this legislative session

The Independent UK

Education Minister Norma Foley says she doesn't let online abuse stop her from doing her job

Comments are often made about Minister Foley’s dress sense and appearance on social media

Irish Mirror

'Lifelong loans' to be made available for those wanting to study or retrain later in life

The new higher education loan scheme, dubbed the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE), was first announced in 2022 as part of a whole package of reforms to the student finance system

Daily Mirror

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Government launches scoping inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse in religious order schools

Education Minister Norma Foley encouraged victims of sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders to come forward and take part in the scoping inquiry.

Irish Mirror

Learners can use loan to help ‘train and upskill’ throughout working lives

The lifelong loan entitlement is worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education – which is £37,000 in tuition fees.

The Independent UK

Our study found new teachers perform just as well in the classroom as their more experienced colleagues

The past four decades have seen an endless stream of reviews into teacher education. Australia has clocked up more than 100 since 1979. This comes amid constant concerns teachers are not adequately prepared for the classroom.

The Conversation

Biden has quietly forgiven billions in student loans despite setbacks for his signature debt plan

WASHINGTON — Sara Diaz was feeling emotional when she checked her email Tuesday. She was among the hundreds of Neiman Marcus employees laid off last month and had just finished a stressful phone call about her health insurance.

Los Angeles Times

Teachers blast Education Secretary Gillian Keegan over strike talks jibe

Teachers react with fury after Ms Keegan said other public unions had paused strike action but not the National Education Union

Evening Standard

French education board hopes to make national civic service compulsory

The national civic service – a programme that replaced France's military service – could gradually become compulsory from September 2024, according to a document from the French Education Ministry.

Radio France Internationale

Teacher strikes suspended as union backs new Scottish Government pay offer

All planned teacher strikes have been suspended after a new pay offer was presented by the Scottish Government. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union has urged members to accept the offer.

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Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Supreme Court should not yank away the lifeline for people drowning in student debt

It was obvious at Tuesday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court that several justices have problems with the Biden administration’s plan to provide more than $400 billion in student loan forgiveness. For example, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. asked why it was fair to make the owner of a…

Daily Record

"Useful" pay talks after Dumfries and Galloway teachers stage further strike action

Staff walked out of classrooms on Tuesday and Wednesday with the Educational Institute of Scotland looking for a 10 per cent pay rise

Daily Mirror

Two-faced Tories give key workers no recognition, praise or reward post-pandemic

The only people who failed to appreciate this were Matt Hancock and the then Education Secretary Gavin Williamson who, like silly schoolboys, sent puerile messages in which Williamson accused teachers of being lazy

Evening Standard

Gavin Williamson ‘accused teachers of looking for excuse to avoid work during pandemic’

The then-Education Secretary also said teaching unions ‘really really do just hate work’, according to reported leaked messages

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Wales Online

Schools in Wales and south of England and face disruption today as teachers stage strikes

National Education Union estimates that around 200,000 members will take action across three days this week

Daily Mirror

Gavin Williamson said unions 'just hate work' during pandemic WhatsApps to Matt Hancock

Teaching unions blasted the 'appalling lack of respect' shown in leaked WhatsApp messages between the then-Education Secretary Sir Gavin Williamson and Matt Hancock during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Schools face further disruption as teachers in Midlands strike over pay

The National Education Union has estimated that 200,000 members will strike over three days of action this week.

The Independent UK

Teachers to stage fresh strikes in dispute over pay

The majority of schools will be affected by regional walkouts this week, the joint leader of the National Education Union said.

The Conversation

School attendance rates are dropping. We need to ask students why

Today federal and state education ministers are meeting to talk about school attendance. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has repeatedly flagged this as a key concern. As he told Channel 7’s Sunrise last week:

ABC News

Halls Creek truancy crisis whistleblower Brock Burston prepares to fight Education Department punishment

The long-running saga involving education worker Brock Burston will now go before WA's industrial umpire, in a case which continues to highlight desperately low school attendance rates in the Kimberley town of Halls Creek.

The Independent UK

Teacher strikes could be paused if ‘real progress’ made in pay talks

The National Education Union has called on ministers to drop preconditions to talks and ‘begin serious negotiations’.

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