Workforce
The latest news and analysis on the school workforce in the UK and at international schools, including teacher recruitment, retention and shortage subjects
Wednesday
11th Sep 2024
6 ways to spot and support a struggling international teacher
Starting at a new school is never easy, but for international teachers it comes with a host of extra complications – so leaders need to be on the lookout for those who need support
Labour’s early years review findings revealed
Unpublished review by Sir David Bell, commissioned by Labour while in opposition, calls for more funding to deliver the party’s school-based nursery plan
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Can a nine-day fortnight help solve teacher retention crisis?
The EEF launches three new research projects to ‘find solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis’
Tuesday
10th Sep 2024
Who is running for Commons Education Select Committee chair?
Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. Tes takes a look at who is in the running
Ministers ‘need clear strategy for teacher mental health’
The teacher wellbeing charity Education Support identified a record number of callers to its helpline as being at risk of suicide in the past quarter
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Monday
9th Sep 2024
Take action over MAT teacher pension move, DfE urged
Union demands government intervention in response to the biggest multi-academy trust’s plan to introduce an alternative teacher pension scheme
My week as... director of education at Anthem Schools Trust
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. For this article, we talk to Elma Lawson
Pupil behaviour will get worse, teachers warn
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also says school leaders ‘must not be intimidated by unsupportive and sometimes aggressive parents’