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Schools are struggling to recruit and retain staff as they cannot compete with other sectors, Tes investigation finds

Heads have welcomed the move but said access to free Covid testing could ‘eradicate’ some uncertainty over exams

Scottish council figures show 2020-21 per-pupil spend fell in real terms, despite government promise to invest in recovery

Michael Tidd outlines why the government’s attempt to push the blame for the failure of the NTP to schools suggests Nadhim Zahawi and his department have their priorities all wrong

Government plan to publish a catch-up ‘league table’ is ‘shifting focus’ for its NTP failure on to schools, say NAHT and ASCL

The shadow education secretary spoke to school leaders at the NAHT union conference in Telford today

Michael Fabricant had said ‘many teachers and nurses’ had staffroom drinks when gathering was unlawful during the pandemic

The link between racism and poor mental health is clear, says the Anna Freud Centre’s Natalie Merrett, as she explains how schools can tackle ‘micro-aggressions’ and protect students’ wellbeing

Three-quarters of heads polled by union say schools joining multi-academy trusts won’t deliver on government literacy and numeracy targets

The government wants all schools and nurseries to have designated sustainability leads by 2025 but, as Dan Worth discovers, it’s a proposal that poses many questions

A roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including confirmation on exam exemptions for students with long Covid, Ofsted’s five-year strategy and new teacher wellbeing data

The government is putting pressure on schools to use their catch-up cash by August, despite only handing out the bulk of it – £150 million – from this week