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Headteachers in tears at stark choice: keep staff or feed hungry pupils

School leaders’ mood turns to despair at funding crisis amid growing poverty

The Guardian - UK

90% of schools in England will run out of money next year, heads warn

Exclusive: Heads say they will be in deficit next academic year, even without cuts Jeremy Hunt is planning

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers to vote on strike action in row over pay amid fears of 'heartbreaking cuts to services'

Paul Whiteman, from the National Association of Head Teachers, said it was no exaggeration to say 'the future of education is on the line'

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Headteachers in Wales will ballot over strike action on pay and funding for the first time ever

Members of the National Association of Headteachers have never balloted on pay in the union's 125 year history

Wales Online

Head teachers to vote on strike action over pay for first time in 125 years

NAHT boss Paul Whiteman warned members 'cannot continue to run their schools in the current circumstances' as the three major education unions said they would launch strike ballots

Daily Mirror

Headteachers to vote on national industrial action over pay in 125-year first

Paul Whiteman, of the National Association of Head Teachers, announced the move at the Trades Union Congress conference.

The Independent UK

Teachers demand investigation into missing exam results

Fears that children will leave primary school with no SATs results or the wrong marks

Evening Standard

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School leaders warn of missing marks ‘shaking confidence’ in SATs

Headteachers say the situation is “deeply worrying”.

The Independent UK

Heads fear national tutoring data will be ‘de facto league table’

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi confirmed data on schools’ uptake of the flagship tutoring programme will be used by Ofsted.

The Independent UK

Tory MP Michael Fabricant apologises for saying teachers had ‘quiet drinks during lockdown’

Tory MP says he did not mean to cause offence

The Independent UK

Tory MP Michael Fabricant says sorry for 'quiet drink' slur about teachers and nurses

Tory MP Michael Fabricant apologised for suggesting many teachers and nurses enjoyed a "quiet drink" at the end of the day in staff rooms during lockdown

Daily Mirror

Tory MP apologises after attacking teachers and nurses to shield Boris Johnson

TORY MP Michael Fabricant has apologised after he attempted to throw teachers and nurses under the bus to deflect from the law-breaking behaviour of…

The National (Scotland)

Michael Fabricant apologises to teachers over ‘quiet drink during lockdown’ comments

The Tory MP said he did not mean to cause offence and applauded the work of the profession in ‘difficult, and sometimes impossible, conditions’.

Evening Standard

Most heads do not think multi-academy trusts will improve pupil outcomes

Survey data also finds many heads fear joining a MAT would lead to a loss of autonomy.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Partygate: Boris Johnson undermining teaching of ‘honesty’ in children, says schools’ leader

Head teachers’ union says PM ‘misled’ nation over parties, causing crisis in trust

The Guardian - UK

Partygate undermines teaching of honesty and decency, says union chief

Headteachers’ leader to accuse government of failure of leadership

The Independent UK

Send ministers back to school to learn leadership, says union chief

Paul Whiteman said that a ‘failure of political leadership’ is making headteachers’ jobs harder.

The Guardian - UK

School leader retention rates in England declining, DfE data shows

More than one in three secondary school leaders quit at some point in five years after their appointment

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Evening Standard

Nurses react with fury at Michael Fabricant’s claim they held after-work drinks during pandemic

A Tory MP’s Partygate suggestion that teachers and NHS workers also held “quiet after-work drinks” in staff rooms during the Covid-19 pandemic has been met with anger by nurses.

The Independent UK

Teachers condemn ‘offensive’ and ‘inaccurate’ Fabricant comments

Teachers’ leaders have said the comments are an insult to the profession.

The Guardian - UK

As Britain learns to live with Covid, it faces a new pandemic of disruption

Staff shortages, delays and rising prices are playing havoc with the healthcare, education, farming, hospitality and travel sectors

Evening Standard

Schools dealing with ‘severe disruption’ due to Covid as almost 180,000 pupils absent

Teachers warn the situation remains grave as attendance rates drop

The Independent UK

Pupil attendance up but schools ‘at breaking point’ over Covid, say leaders

The latest Government data shows a slight decrease in pupil and staff absences over the last fortnight.

Evening Standard

Headteachers demand return of free Covid lateral flow tests

Headteachers have demanded the return of free lateral flow tests.

The Independent UK

Heads condemn ‘confusing’ guidance for schools on living with Covid

School leaders say removing free tests is ‘reckless’ at a time of surging infection rates and in the run-up to exams.

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