All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested.

The watchdog said it will monitor complaints as financial challenges facing the sector ‘may impact on students’ experiences’.

Government funding for free school meals offered to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will rise from £2.58 to £2.61 a meal in September.

The rise comes amid warnings of challenging behaviour in classrooms following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Universities UK will review the criteria used for contextual admissions to encourage greater consistency across the sector.

Teacher members of the NASUWT union have reported that Andrew Tate is having a negative influence on male pupils.

The NASUWT could be ‘left with no choice’ but to ballot members if the Government does not fully fund a pay award, a union chief says.

Delegates at the NASUWT conference described the Supreme Court ruling as ‘dangerous’ and ‘disheartening’.

Parents are abdicating responsibility for their child’s behaviour, delegates at the annual conference of the NASUWT teaching union heard.

More action is needed than just restricting pupils’ access to mobile phones, Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT, said.

Education unions are calling on the Government to provide clear guidance to schools and colleges on how to interpret the law in regard to children.

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, warned that members ‘stand ready’ to take strike action.

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

The number of applications for places at primary schools in the capital has fallen again this year.

The claim was made at the annual conference of the National Education Union in Harrogate.

Nigel Farage has said he will ‘go to war’ with the National Education Union if his party wins the next General Election.

The National Education Union leader has called on the Government to take the ‘necessary steps to avoid a confrontation’ with the teaching profession.

It comes after National Education Union teacher members in England suggested they would be willing to take action over pay.

The majority of National Education Union (NEU) teacher members have said they would be willing to strike over the Government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise.

The findings were released on the first day of the National Education Union’s annual conference in Harrogate in North Yorkshire.