Workforce
The latest news and analysis on the school workforce in the UK and at international schools, including teacher recruitment, retention and shortage subjects
Friday
19th Apr 2024
Teacher recruitment targets not changed in Scotland
Government wants to train 4,000 student teachers next year, yet many new primary teachers can’t get permanent jobs and secondary courses are drastically undersubscribed
The two sides of Geoff Barton
In seven years at the helm of the ASCL, Geoff Barton has been one of education’s most prominent figureheads – but now, embarking on a new challenge, he tells Tes that he sees himself very differently to his public image
3 in 4 primary schools having to cut TAs
The number of schools having to cut teachers and teaching assistants because of funding difficulties has been branded ‘disgraceful’
Thursday
4th Apr 2024
Teacher numbers: subject by subject change over 15 years
We show the rise and fall of teacher numbers in Scotland in different subjects since 2008 – and some subjects where numbers have barely moved in that time
NEU: Teachers reject pre-pay offer strike action
Members of the biggest teachers’ union instead vote in favour of a ‘snap poll’ on the government’s forthcoming pay offer
TA support for SEND non-existent, say teachers
The vast majority of teachers need more support inside and outside classrooms for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, an NEU poll shows