Specialist Sector

Emma Hollis outlines the sector’s response to the first round of the initial teacher training market review – and why she’s confident the government is not about to let huge swathes of training providers disappear from the market

Robert Halfon MP says proper education for prisoners is the best tool the government has to tackle high re-incarceration rates – but there are numerous issues that must be fixed to realise this benefit

New rules around the names international schools can use in China show brand power is big business in education – and could be another buffer on growth in the region after two years of Covid disruption

A new report from Cobis reveals the hiring trends affecting international schools – and the new innovations coming to the fore

Too often, SEND becomes medicalised and the people behind the labels are forgotten, says Jon Severs

Major report finds settings deeply concerned with staff retention rates due to flexible working in wider society reducing the need for childcare places

Teacher training institutions adapted to the pandemic and now those changes are not only staying but they could change how the whole system operates, finds Dan Worth

Boosting initial teacher training targets is all well and good but unless we properly fix – rather than patch up – the reason teachers leave the profession, it’s a pointless endeavour, says this leading ITT provider

An international head explains what teachers need to know about the international market and how to ensure your career overseas blossoms – whether sticking in the same school or moving continents

New data from ISC Research reveals that international school groups now command fees totalling $22.3 billion (£17 billion) and are responsible for the education of almost 2.2 million pupils

SEND provision in overseas schools was hit hard by the Covid crisis but, as a result of the scale of the challenge, new insights and innovations came to light that helped those still developing their provision to evolve quickly

In the second article in our series for those considering a career abroad, we look at some of the pitfalls that can exist so you are fully informed about what to expect before you take the plunge