Join the Tes news and analysis team as we discuss the big stories of the week in education.

This week we are joined by special guest Jack Worth, school workforce lead at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), to discuss what the “catastrophic” slump in teacher trainees means for schools.

We also look at why CPD and SEND funding must be prioritised.

• The ‘catastrophic’ drop in teacher trainee numbers 
  Reporter Matilda Martin sits down with recruitment expert and school workforce lead Jack Worth to discuss the devastatingly low numbers entering teaching. 

• The SEND system is broken - and the new DfE funding won’t fix it
  Senior editor Grainne Hallahan joins Joshua Morris to discuss why CPD and SEND should remain top of the funding priority list.

You can listen to the podcast below or find it on all major podcast platforms.

The full articles discussed today can all be found on our website www.tes.com/magazine:

• Revealed: The ‘catastrophic’ drop in teacher trainee numbers
• DfE fails to hit primary teacher trainee target
• The SEND system is broken - and the new DfE funding won’t fix it
• Why schools can’t afford to stop funding CPD