Workforce

Schools should not be ‘call centres’, warns teaching union as research reveals that nearly half of SLT staff spend more than 30 minutes a week calling parents

Financial pressures are already forcing teacher training providers to close subjects and move training online, NASBTT research warns

International schools serve diverse pupil cohorts, but too often leaders are drawn from the same stock – and this needs to change, argues Kausor Amin-Ali

Teaching should use Neurodiversity Celebration Week to consider how other professions support staff to enhance its own processes, says Chris Benson

Teachers will need at least a 7 per cent increase over three years to keep pace with other professions, says National Foundation for Educational Research

Many women leave teaching shortly after returning from maternity leave. Teacher Evelyn Waite asks what is pushing them out, and how new mums and their schools can sidestep the common pitfalls of coming back to work

An international school leader outlines how they paired teachers of all ages and experience to ensure a breadth of opinions for new school initiatives

Inspectors recruited under the scheme will not get an inspection fee, with Ofsted instead contributing to their employers’ costs

The education charity will officially become part of professional body the Chartered College of Teaching later this year, in a move described as an ‘exciting opportunity’ to improve CPD

Developing support staff to step into teaching roles is an effective recruitment solution, writes Sam Gibbs, but the challenge lies in creating the right pathways to let talent grow and flourish

Flagship fund to improve inclusion in mainstream schools ‘won’t go very far at all’, and a clear national strategy is needed on how to use it, government is told

Trust in teachers, investment, ‘cross-party coherence’ and sustainable leadership must be cornerstones of Scotland’s educational future, says secondary school leaders’ body