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

20th Oct 2023

DfE strike plan ‘a hostile attack’ on teachers’ rights
Unions react with anger after Gillian Keegan warns that the DfE could introduce minimum service levels for schools to curb strike disruption
MSAs for strikes slammed
Breaking: Keegan urges unions to engage over minimum service levels
Education secretary has told unions DfE will introduce minimum service levels in schools if voluntary agreement is not reached
Strikes: Minimum service levels
Scottish teachers are ‘overworked and underpaid’, EIS tells UN
The union says ‘national action’ is needed on teacher workload, lack of preparation time and pay restoration
So tired

Thursday

19th Oct 2023

New school support staff strike date announced
The plans for more walkouts in Scotland over pay follow the news earlier this week that Unison members rejected the latest council worker pay deal
New school support staff strike date announced

Wednesday

18th Oct 2023

‘Policy needs to change to retain effective heads’
Few people have as much influence over teacher job satisfaction as the headteacher who sets the culture of their school, says education expert James Zuccollo
'Policy needs to change to retain effective heads'

Tuesday

17th Oct 2023

MAT inspections carry ‘huge risks’, MPs told
MPs have begun an inquiry into Ofsted’s work with schools – here are six highlights from the first evidence session
Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts are 'inevitable', MPs have been told

Monday

16th Oct 2023

Why people, not processes, are key to leadership success
An experienced international leader shares a key lesson learned from his career that all new leaders can benefit from
Why people, not processes, are key to leadership success

Sunday

15th Oct 2023

Early years: Fix ‘grim’ workforce crisis first, Labour warned
Early years leaders and experts warn emergency funding and an immediate plan to fix the workforce shortage is needed if Labour is to achieve its aims for the sector
Early years settings in schools
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Friday

13th Oct 2023

Gibb refuses unions’ demand over £370m school funding
The schools minister has rejected education unions’ call for the DfE to restore per-pupil funding to the amount announced in July
breaking news
SEND: 1 in 5 primary teachers have ‘nowhere near’ enough support
Heads call for more high-needs funding and warn that schools cannot afford more teaching assistants to cope
A teacher and young children in the classroom

Thursday

12th Oct 2023

Unions demand DfE restores £370m per-pupil funding
The national funding formula allocations for schools were revised down last week after the DfE announced a technical error in processing pupil numbers
DfE told to honour NFF summer commitment

Wednesday

11th Oct 2023

Labour Party conference: what you need to know
Labour announces a new focus on early years and primary school maths, and signals it is up for a ‘fight’ over private school tax breaks
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