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📉 Education staff report poor mental wellbeing for the 7th year, with teachers facing high stress and many considering leaving. Urgent action is needed to protect the workforce shaping our children’s futures. #TeacherWellbeing #Education #MentalHealth

📚 The Welsh Government will boost grants to support more BAME teachers as part of its “Anti-racist Wales” plan. 👩🏽‍🏫 Just 1.3% of teachers are from ethnic minorities—vs. 12% of pupils. Critics say focus should be on all talent. #Education #Wales #Diversity #BAME #Teachers

📚✍️ Teaching unions in Northern Ireland accept a 5.5% pay deal for 2024/25 after key intervention on workload concerns. An independent review on workloads is also set to begin. Progress for teachers' value and work/life balance. #Education #Teachers #NorthernIreland #PayDeal

Education leaders have declared a "crisis" in the availability of places for children with special needs in the North East and Cumbria, urging for increased investment buff.ly/v1ljLnc #education #schools

An analysis by the Sunday Times, based on Ofsted data, has identified Bexley Grammar School in London as one of the happiest secondary schools in England and Wales. buff.ly/j82g8ca @thetimes

The #GenderPayGap for head teachers has reached its highest level in 13 years, according to new research from the #NAHT. The average pay gap between male and female head teachers now exceeds £8,600 annually, having increased by nearly 6% in 2023/24 compared to the previous year.

Over 600 Scottish students were reported for misusing AI in their studies last year, marking a 121% increase from 2023. buff.ly/kIqxTcT #edtech #education #schools #AI

Academics from prominent universities have expressed dismay over the cancellation of a £4m Latin teaching initiative in state schools, introduced by the Conservative government in 2022 and terminated by Labour in February. buff.ly/GNJGfW5 #education #Latin #curriculum

Schools are increasingly encouraging pupils to download apps for schoolwork, despite concerns about smartphone use in classrooms. buff.ly/EUgeFDU #schools #classroom #education

Complaints to #Ofsted following school inspections in England have surged by 60% over the past three years, with 1,018 complaints recorded between the 2021-22 and 2023-24 academic years. @Ofstednews #Education #schools buff.ly/4cBxN8W

Russell Findlay, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, is set to advocate for lowering the school leaving age in Scotland from 16 to 14, arguing that it would prevent children from being “trapped in a system that isn't working for them.” buff.ly/lw90Qcy #classroom

Writing to the @Guardian, Jim Endersby, Professor of the History of Science at the @SussexUni, reflects on the challenges posed by AI tools in education, likening the situation to the introduction of pocket calculators in the 1970s. buff.ly/5wGB6Zp #education #schools

The Safer Phones Bill, introduced by Labour MP Josh MacAlister, seeks to raise the age of "internet adulthood" from 13 to 16, aiming to protect children from the adverse effects of smartphones. buff.ly/Es5xFCB #education #schools

Since Labour said in October 2023 that it would add VAT on fees in its first year in power, 77 private and independent specialty schools in England have closed, according to Department for Education figures. buff.ly/cDLQG8L #schools #VAT

A teenager who lost her father during her GCSE exams is calling for mandatory bereavement support programmes in schools. buff.ly/463Leil. #exms #GCSE #schools #students

The UK is now set to experience a Labour government after 14 years of Conservative leadership. However, the party's plans for higher education remain somewhat unclear. buff.ly/3xKQYky #HigherEd #HigherEducation #education

Sky News reports that Bridget Phillipson, the newly appointed Education Secretary, has had a remarkable journey from growing up on benefits to her current role. buff.ly/3YiVphp #education #schools

The Government has published a letter from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to the education workforces - with Ms Phillipson saying that under this new government, education will once again be at the heart of change and the forefront of national life buff.ly/3XVoDCB

Overseas parents have been tricked into paying "large sums" to hackers in a bid to secure their child a place at a prestigious Edinburgh private school. buff.ly/45UKhsG #education #schools #PrivateSchools

A decade-long study of 3,000 pupils reveals that attending grammar schools slightly increases general life satisfaction, but does not lead to better grades. buff.ly/45RfZHc #GrammarSchools #education #schools