Workforce

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

Friday

29th Nov 2024

Behaviour: Third of support staff witnesses verbal abuse every day
The formation of the government’s support staff negotiating body must lead to improved pay and conditions, says the UK’s largest union

Behaviour: Third of support staff witnesses verbal abuse every day

Thursday

28th Nov 2024

Curriculum panel to ask why teachers face ‘content overload’
Curriculum and assessment review chair Professor Becky Francis says concerns about volume of content in classrooms have come up in conversations with teachers, pupils and parents
Illustration looking through folder

Wednesday

27th Nov 2024

Breakfast clubs: DfE urged not to repeat mistakes of NTP
The government needs to provide protected funding for breakfast clubs, ensure high-quality food standards and measure programme outcomes, says report
Labour has been urged to not to repeat mistakes of predecessors with breakfast club roll out.

Thursday

21st Nov 2024

Headship turnover may be ‘accelerated’ by VAT on private school fees
Independent schools could also ‘struggle’ with teacher pay as a result of the tax, sector leaders tell the Schools and Academies Show
Revolving door
Pressure on primary school leaders ‘unsustainable and unfair’
Primary school headteachers have been told to prioritise their own health and happiness – because they are ‘the most important resource’ in their schools
Pressure on primary school leaders 'unsustainable and unfair'

Friday

15th Nov 2024

‘Pivotal’ year ahead for Scottish education, says new SLS president
Secondary headteacher Pauline Walker is ‘deeply optimistic’ about the year ahead – as long as reform of Scottish education taps into teachers’ ‘insight into what works best’
Callanish stone circle

Monday

11th Nov 2024

My week as...CEO of Cam Academy Trust
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to Claire Heald
Clair Heald

Friday

8th Nov 2024

Many students ‘locked out’ of Stem pathways, report finds
School leaders should devise programmes to ensure underrepresented students can see a way into Stem careers, say EPI and CfEY
Many pupils ‘locked out’ of Stem, finds report from EPI and CfEY

Saturday

2nd Nov 2024

10 questions with...Annette Montague and Sarah Mills
Chief education officers at Greenwood Academies Trust tell Tes what they are proudest of, and why they both think Geoff Barton has made a huge difference
10 questions with...Annette Montague and Sarah Mills

Thursday

31st Oct 2024

Unesco concern over UK’s high education secretary turnover
The global report says short tenure as education secretary makes education reform harder to achieve
A new Unesco report has flagged a concern about the high turnover of education secretaries in the UK

Wednesday

30th Oct 2024

What are the rules around teachers attending protests?
The CEO of Edapt explains how the law reconciles the tension between the rights of teachers and their responsibilities as educators
Teacher Protest Stand Up to Racism

Sunday

27th Oct 2024

NEU concern over Black teachers’ pay and retention
Teaching union calls on government to produce a national strategy to address barriers faced by Black teachers
An NEU report has raised concern over the pay, progression and retention of Black teachers.