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Why do fewer teachers than ever want to be heads?

As headship aspiration reaches a record low, Tes explores what’s deterring people from taking the top job

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Gilruth told to act on violence before a teacher is killed

Education secretary asked if it will 'take a teacher being murdered at work' to see 'real action to protect staff from violence and aggression in schools'

Secondary teachers move closer to striking over contact time

Teachers in Scotland have lost patience over the slow progress on cutting class-contact time by 90 minutes a week, says SSTA

Primary schools not included in DfE’s 6,500 new teacher target

Government confirms its target will only be based on teachers in secondaries, special schools and colleges

Five key challenges for schools on international teacher recruitment

The DfE has commissioned research into international teachers and trainees to understand barriers to recruitment and retention

Curriculum fuels pupil ‘engagement crisis’, warns Lift CEO

Becks Boomer-Clark tells Lords that students are 'voting with their feet' because school 'does not match their needs'

‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that drives women from teaching

Women at either end of their teaching careers are being compelled to quit the profession in record numbers, says president of Scotland's largest teaching union

‘Rebuild and transform ASN provision,’ says union

The call comes on the back of a survey that finds few teachers believe ASN pupils consistently receive the support they need

Academies now outnumber LA schools

The DfE has published its latest census data on schools and pupil characteristics. Here is everything you need to know

National Institute of Teaching gains power to award PGCEs

NIoT can now offer postgraduate qualifications without being validated by its partner university

Free school meals expanded - but no extra pupil premium cash

DfE lifts the £7,400 income cap for accessing FSM – but this won't result in more pupil premium cash for schools and it is unclear how many extra pupils will benefit

Phillipson: Leaders have ‘responsibility’ to boost attendance

Education secretary tells school leaders in Birmingham she wants more progress on pupil absence

Should teachers and students work from home once a week?

One day a week of working and studying from home for secondary teachers and senior students could save thousands and be good for wellbeing, it will be argued at the EIS AGM this week

Decision due on merger to create 35-school South West trust

The Olympus Academy Trust and Futura Learning Partnership are set to find out later this month whether the plan will be approved

Nearly half of heads expect to cut teachers next year, union finds

There are 'no palatable moves left to make' for schools to find the money they need next year, the NAHT has warned ahead of the Spending Review

The subjects being squeezed out by teacher shortages in Scotland

More than a third of surveyed secondaries have had to amend their curriculum because of staff shortages, finds School Leaders Scotland