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Unions on collision course with the Government over new strike law
Union leaders vowed to resist new regulations aimed at providing minimum levels of service during strikes.
Strikes halted at school as deal reached over ‘unacceptable’ pupil behaviour
Staff at Oasis Academy, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, had been on strike for three days demanding a zero-tolerance approach to bad behaviour.
Government announces plans for minimum service levels in schools during strikes
Teaching unions attacked the proposal as ‘shameful’.
Union to meet trust as more strikes planned over pupil threats and violence
Union bosses say behaviour at the school is ‘completely unacceptable’ and that teachers have a right to be safe at school.
Majority of school leaders believe Ofsted headline grades are unreliable – poll
The findings come on the day the watchdog is due to publish its annual report on the state of education and social care in England.
Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say unions
Warning of cuts to education provision because schools were not able to cope with cost increases in coming years.
Teachers in NI warn of longer strikes if no resolution is reached in pay dispute
Five teaching unions have predicted that a series of strikes will close every school in Northern Ireland.
Teaching unions announce escalation of strike action in pay dispute
The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council said teachers would strike for 12 hours later in November and for four days next spring.
Majority of teachers believe Ofsted inspections are inaccurate – report
Nearly two in three teachers think the outcome of their most recent inspection did not accurately reflect their school, a survey suggests.
Unions slam Government plans for minimum service levels during teachers’ strikes
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has written to union leaders inviting them to discuss proposals on a voluntary basis.