Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Friday
13th Jun 2025
DfE confirms AI used in evidence analysis for curriculum review
Government says the use of artificial intelligence is now ‘common practice’ for large consultations, as school leaders question why the role of AI in the curriculum review was not stated at the start

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Revealed: Exam boards’ inflation-busting fee increases
Price rises for GCSE and A-level exam entries have been branded ‘completely unacceptable’ by sector leaders

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Friday
6th Jun 2025
P4s could work out acceptable teacher pay offer, says EIS chief
EIS general secretary makes her comments to AGM delegates as she formally opens a ballot on industrial action over workload

Call for transparency over AI role in curriculum review
The DfE won’t confirm whether AI is being used to analyse 7,000 submissions to the curriculum and assessment review

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Thursday
5th Jun 2025
Gilruth told to act on violence before a teacher is killed
Education secretary asked if it will ‘take a teacher being murdered at work’ to see ‘real action to protect staff from violence and aggression in schools’

Secondary teachers move closer to striking over contact time
Teachers in Scotland have lost patience over the slow progress on cutting class-contact time by 90 minutes a week, says SSTA

‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that drives women from teaching
Women at either end of their teaching careers are being compelled to quit the profession in record numbers, says president of Scotland’s largest teaching union
