Workforce

The latest news and analysis on the school workforce in the UK and at international schools, including teacher recruitment, retention and shortage subjects

Monday

24th Mar 2025

Workload Around the World: Avoiding ‘last-minuteism’
The leader of an IB school in Japan discusses his approach to ensuring that staff workload remains manageable, including efforts to reduce last-minute demands on teachers’ time
Workload Around the World: Avoiding ‘last-minuteism’

Friday

21st Mar 2025

Why some schools will be hit harder by planned QTS change
With the government planning a requirement for all teachers to have qualified teacher status, research shows that staff without QTS are not distributed evenly across the sector
Lady with broken umbrella

Wednesday

19th Mar 2025

Lords vote against ending tax relief for private schools
Legislation would mean over 1,000 private schools would no longer be able to claim business rate tax relief
House of lords with barrier
Teacher pensions: everything you need to know
Teacher pensions can be confusing, but this handy guide explains everything from how much you might pay to what you will receive when you retire
Teacher pensions: everything you need to know

Monday

17th Mar 2025

Workload Around the World: Avoiding out-of-hours work
In the first of a new series, a senior leader in Qatar discusses her school’s approach to ensuring that staff workload remains manageable – and why more flexible working is the goal
Workload Around the World: Avoiding out-of-hours work

Friday

14th Mar 2025

From flexible working to better leave, DfE must offer teacher-parents more
If the government has no money to hit its 6,500 new teacher target, it seems clear more effort must be given to retain existing staff, says MTPT founder Emma Sheppard
From flexible working to better leave, DfE must offer parent-teachers more
Teacher retention payments miss schools in worst-hit areas
Extra payments are failing to reach some schools in areas where a significant amount of lessons are being taught by non-specialists, Tes analysis finds
Teacher retention payments miss schools in worst-hit areas
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Thursday

13th Mar 2025

Teacher pay should rise by more than 3%, say experts
Pay should then increase by more than 6% from 2026-27, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research
Montage of teacher with class and money

Wednesday

12th Mar 2025

Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust appoints new chief executive
Sharon Mullins takes over from founder Anne Dellar, who is retiring in the summer
Sharon Mullins is the new chief executive of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust.

Saturday

8th Mar 2025

Number of Scottish schools sharing a headteacher triples
Conservatives argue that in most cases shared headships are ‘detrimental to schools and pupils’
Number of Scottish schools sharing a headteacher triples, figures show

Wednesday

5th Mar 2025

Behaviour overtakes workload as a top concern for primary teachers
Teachers in primary are also more worried about support for pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs, research shows
Primary school boy annoyed

Tuesday

4th Mar 2025

More than 4 in 5 heads suffer abuse from parents
The NAHT warns that its members are facing increasing abuse including threats, online trolling, discrimination and violence
More than 4 in 5 heads face abuse from parents