Workforce

The government’s independent social cohesion adviser, Dame Sara Khan, has called on the DfE to create a ‘Cohesion and Conflict Unit’ to support schools

The CEO of a flexible working ambassador MAT explains the changes it has made and the advantages of schools allowing more flexible working

The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship scheme is being ‘unduly rushed’ and should be put on hold, warns school leaders’ union

DfE wants research to inform decisions on the current use of financial incentives, spot ‘barriers’ and ‘assess eligibility and appetite’ for international recruitment

Professional development for school leaders needs to evolve to equip them with the tools to tackle new challenges, says NIoT chief Melanie Renowden

Huge hike in vacancies comes amid major government attendance drive and ‘decimation’ of local authority support

Rather than using more general GROW or SMART models for staff development, this leader explains why she created a more education-specific model to track teacher progress

Experts warn school recruitment will never quite return to pre-pandemic levels as hard-to-hire regions continue to face worse struggle to fill posts

ASCL, Community, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU say STRB pay recommendations must address ‘reality of pay cuts, sky-high workload and the recruitment and retention crisis’

Fears of under-recruitment of teacher trainees for the third year in a row remain despite a rise in bursaries, an increase in applications and a reduction in recruitment targets

While the government has ‘an absolute responsibility around teacher recruitment...retention is possibly one for us’, says CST chief Leora Cruddas

The authority is planning to cut more than 170 teaching posts from August – in ‘many’ primaries, only headteachers will be available to cover staff absence