Workforce

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

Thursday

9th May 2024

Teacher numbers pledge in doubt after Swinney’s first FMQs
New first minister refuses to say definitively that he will stick to target of increasing teacher numbers by 3,500 as opponents attack his record as education secretary
John Swinney

Wednesday

8th May 2024

Teachers need a reservoir of skills - not just a repertoire
The teacher recruitment and retention crises show that the system requires far-reaching reform, argue two members of the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge
Teachers need a reservoir of skills - not just a repertoire

Tuesday

7th May 2024

Teacher workload: Delay class-contact time target, says report
The Scottish government should be wary of increasing teacher numbers quickly and aim for a promised 90-minute reduction in weekly class-contact time by 2028, report recommends
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Most primary schools have no ethnic minority teachers
There is ‘still a long way to go’ before the level of diversity in teaching is representative of the pupil population, study warns
Ethnic teacher

Friday

3rd May 2024

Regional director system a ‘black box’ lacking visibility, says ex-minister
Robin Walker hits out at the current system after government refused Commons Education Select Committee calls for decision-makers to produce an annual report for Parliament
Ex-minister slams 'black box' regional director system
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Thursday

2nd May 2024

Why it’s time to recognise the role of the education adviser
Les Walton explains why a new book aims to support both schools and those who advise them to have the most impact with their work
Why it’s time to recognise the role of the education adviser
Warning over ‘creeping centralisation’ of MAT system
Academies’ leaders and experts debate the future of the sector, including a stronger role in helping to ‘resolve’ wider social issues impacting pupils
Warning over slipping back to centralisation of schools

Wednesday

1st May 2024

Sir Martyn: Ofsted should not make trusts ‘afraid’ of orphan schools
Chief inspector says he is ‘really concerned’ about ‘schools that no one wants’
Martyn Oliver

Monday

29th Apr 2024

MAT leaders denounce ‘extraordinary’ axing of Now Teach
DfE decision to pull the plug on funding for the career-change programme is ‘myopic’ amid a spiralling recruitment and retention crisis, say trust leaders
Chopping wood

Saturday

27th Apr 2024

TAs’ warning over increased teaching cover
Two in five teaching assistants are now covering classes for the equivalent of at least a day a week, union warns
A union report says that schools are being put in an impossible position, and having to rely on TAs to cover for teachers.

Friday

26th Apr 2024

5 tips for your teacher CV and cover letter
With recruitment season underway, a school leader who runs teacher CV and cover letter-writing workshops offers some key advice
Teacher jobs: 5 CV and covering letter tips

Thursday

25th Apr 2024

Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears
This week’s essential education news includes the DfE under fire for not scrapping single-word Ofsted judgements and warnings about funding for a teacher pay rise
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