Michael Gove has submitted evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) in favour of making the teachers' pay system 'more market-facing'.

Research carried out by the school-to-home communications service ParentMail has found that most parents would welcome the option of being able to pay for school items online.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) wants the leadership role of school business managers to be acknowledged by placing them on the leadership pay spine.

Schools will no longer be able to use pupils’ biometric data without parental consent when new measures in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 come into force in September 2013.