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The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has announced a further two days of strike action in the coming weeks as their ongoing dispute with the Scottish Government over teacher pay and conditions continues. The union, which represents 80% of Scotland’s teachers, calls for an increase in salaries and improved working conditions across the nation’s schools. […]

The teacher strike is set to enter its second month, as another union has announced that it will join the walkout. This means more teachers, who are already striking due to their demands for better pay and working conditions, will join in on the protest. Teachers have been protesting since July and are determined to

The third teachers’ union, the National Education Union (NEU), has confirmed it will take strike action on the 5th and 6th of January 2021. The association represents over 500,000 education professionals nationwide and is committed to defending their professional autonomy and ensuring that all children are given access to quality education. Read the rest of

In England, the risk for school building to collapse has been raised from ‘unlikely’ to ‘very likely’. This finding is based on a recent survey which found that almost one-third of schools in England were at risk of structural damage. The survey also revealed that most of these structures are over 60 years old and

The Department for Education (DfE) has warned that the risk of school buildings collapsing is worsening, with more and more structures deemed unsafe. This comes after a number of reports by experts raised serious concerns about the state of school buildings across the country. Read the rest of the article here:  https://www.ipgce.com/safety-risks-worsen-as-buildings-collapse/(opens in a new tab)

Irina and Oleg’s son was born in Ukraine, but they decided to move him to safety as the war escalated. The couple left their home in Donetsk and travelled nearly 2,000 kilometres from the conflict zone. Read the rest of the article here:  https://www.ipgce.com/the-future-will-not-be-affected-by-the-ukraine-war/(opens in a new tab) Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us Upon arriving in Lviv, Irina

When it comes to budgeting for childcare, most parents understand that it can be an expensive endeavour. However, one Nottinghamshire mum got £4,000 worth of free nursery fees thanks to careful planning and savvy shopping. Read the rest of the article here:  https://www.ipgce.com/smart-budgeting-helps-nottingham-mum/(opens in a new tab) Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us The mum, who wished to remain

The Taliban’s ban on women attending universities in Afghanistan has been met with widespread condemnation from international and local communities. The ruling, issued earlier this month, prohibits all female students from attending educational institutions across the country. This policy is seen as an attack on girls’ rights to education, which could have a deeply detrimental

The decade between 2008 and 2018 was particularly bad for pay growth in the UK, with wages falling behind inflation significantly. This has been felt especially hard by teachers and social workers, who have seen their real-term incomes decline considerably over this period. This has had an awful impact on morale amongst these professionals, who

The Institute for Fiscal Studies recently released a report that warned of a ‘significant squeeze’ on school budgets in England. The IFS found that spending per pupil will be at its lowest level since the mid-1990s by 2019-20, with only an extra £1 billion allocated to schools from 2018-19 and no growth in real terms