Workforce

Recruiting staff across borders presents a huge safeguarding challenge – but leaders in the sector report a ‘sea change’ in recent years around recognising and reducing risks, as Emma Seith reports

The saved time did not come at the expense of quality, independent evaluation finds

The role of universities in teacher training has been diminished because their work in the sector has been underplayed, argues the Russell Group’s Jamie Roberts

Catherine McKinnell tells MPs that work is under way to recalculate teachers’ pensions, as delays prompt a law firm to investigate a potential group claim.

GTCS research over a 19-month period looks at why thousands of teachers did not renew their registration

Findings suggest many qualified teachers are working as TAs, but the notion they’ll get an ‘easy ride’ is ‘well wide of the mark’, warns union leader

The government saw an increase in entrants to secondary ITT, but still missed its target by 38 per cent

Planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time was meant to cut teacher workload and raise standards, but it has done neither, argues Mark Roberts. He sets out how we could begin to put that right

Pay rise needed to achieve teacher recruitment target would cost government an extra £4.9bn by 2028, research warns

Tomorrow’s Scottish Budget is the last chance for ministers to lay out a ‘very clear plan’ on how teachers’ class-contact time will be reduced, warns SNCT

Figures reflect Oak’s shift from being a response to the pandemic, says national online academy – but ‘emergencies’ still account for 40 per cent of usage

One in three teachers and leaders tell DfE survey that they are considering leaving the profession in the next 12 months for reasons other than retirement