everything curriculum | September 2019


An educational roundup of news and current affairs for schools


DfE agrees 2.75% pay rise for all teachers


The Department for Education will award teachers a 2.75 per cent pay rise in September 2019. The announcement means that the DfE has accepted the advice from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), which advises it on teachers’ pay. Read more at tes.com


‘Heavy–handed’ attendance targets


damage mental health MP says being denied authorised absence is placing additional pressure on pupils suffering from a mental health issue. Read more at tes.com


£33.5m to help struggling schools improve


A new £17 million fund to help high–performing academy trusts to support or take on more schools was announced on 19 July by education secretary Damian Hinds.


And a further package of support worth an estimated £16.5 million will help 2,400 underperforming schools to improve their leadership. Read more at tes.com


School pupils aren’t getting enough sleep,


Ban pushy parents from emailing teachers, says Ofsted


poll suggests The results show that 32% of primary pupils sleep for less than nine hours a night, which is the minimum for their age.


Over 6,000 pupils were surveyed, and screens have been blamed as a contributor for this issue. Read more at edexec.co.uk


Teachers are under huge pressure to respond immediately to “incessant” emails from parents asking about their child’s schooling, a report has found.


The head of Ofsted has called for an end to what she described as an “instant response culture”, and urged both management and parents to support teachers in their efforts to do a good job in the classroom. Read more at tes.com


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