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Join the Tes News team as we discuss our exclusive report that the government is set to refresh its teacher recruitment strategy in response to school staffing problems

Trusts leader flags “significant concern and anxiety” among CEOs over potential RAAC problems with maintained schools that have become part of MATs

The DfE’s language hubs are aimed at helping to improve take-up of Spanish, French and German

However, half of schools on the Nuffield Early Language Intervention were not able to finish the programme because of staff time and capacity issues, finds report

Leaders’ union cautions against using the role to add extra safeguarding ‘burdens’ onto schools

The Commons Education Select Committee heard concerns from subject experts today in its ongoing inquiry into teacher recruitment and retention

Survey highlights the difficulties faced by schools in spotting the collapse-prone concrete, as DfE admits it has doubts over some school checks

The watchdog says it will not schedule inspections at schools on the Department for Education’s list of settings with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete confirmed

Teacher and school leader union leaders warn of a ‘vicious cycle’ of under-recruitment

The government has published a full list of the schools confirmed to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as of 30 August

School leaders’ union says government is ‘pointing finger of blame’ at schools based on flawed information

A letter sent to responsible bodies for schools warns that the department may be required to release a list of settings that have RAAC, including those ‘where there is still uncertainty’