Friday
Ofsted crisis: What happens next?
School inspection grades were already being questioned before this week’s outcry following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
Teacher pay: Call to raise £30k starting salary
Education and workforce experts warn rising costs have ‘watered down’ the competitiveness of £30k starting salary for teachers since announced in 2019
Swinney was ‘incredibly close’ to resigning over 2020 exams fiasco
Nicola Sturgeon ‘wouldn’t countenance’ my offers to quit government, says former education secretary John Swinney
Spielman: Inspection pause not ‘in children’s best interests’
School leaders’ union warns Ofsted has ‘completely underestimated the strength of feeling’ in schools following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
MPs say Stem bursaries will not fix teacher shortages
Westminster committee calls for competitive teacher pay among raft of measures to widen diversity and inclusion in Stem education
Thursday
Teacher pay: Strike action in Wales ends as teachers accept new offer
73 per cent of voting NEU Cymru members voted to accept the offer worth 11.8 per cent over two years – plus a 1.5 per cent non-consolidated rise this year
Sturgeon: ‘Yes, I am proud of this government’s record on education’
In her final First Minister’s Questions today, Nicola Sturgeon hit back at suggestions that she had failed on education
Weekly round-up: Ofsted attacked, teacher shortages and behaviour
This week’s essential news and analysis includes calls for Ofsted to halt inspections, new research uncovering the shocking scale of schools’ teacher recruitment problems and a warning of a behaviour ‘crisis’
Walker: School mental health funding ‘not meeting need’
Former schools minister says ‘burden’ of supporting pupil health problems shouldn’t be falling on teachers or leaders
Private and state schools ‘should share new teachers’
High-profile former private school head says a joint teacher recruitment scheme would provide a ‘soft landing’ into teaching for graduates who are ‘scared’
We need a long-term strategy to tackle this recruitment crisis
With new data revealing the scale of the teacher recruitment difficulties, the NFER’s Jack Worth says a clear strategy is needed to attract more people into teaching – especially as other professions are now offering flexible working
Recruitment crisis: DfE set to miss 2023-24 targets
The rise in teacher pay must ‘exceed’ 4.1 per cent for next year to address the recruitment crisis, warns the NFER, as forecast reveals further teacher trainee slump
