Workforce

The new government is weighing up a review of the teaching profession to look at flexible working and pay and conditions, according to details seen by Tes

Concern over survey findings that show 40 per cent of public think mental maths is less important because of technological advances

Bridget Phillipson accuses the Conservatives of ‘a complete dereliction of duty’ for failing to act on the pay review body’s recommendation before the election

Graduates are being put off teaching because of increasingly uncompetitive pay, the high workload and a lack of flexible-working opportunities, new analysis suggests

Today’s school leavers may be more inclined to pursue teaching than the previous generation, research shows – so the government has a chance at solving staff shortages, says NFER’s Dawson McLean

Sir Jon Coles defends plan for an alternative pension scheme as union calls for its members at United Learning to attend an urgent meeting

Education secretary acknowledges urgency on teacher pay and says she wants to be ‘honest and upfront’ with schools sector

Helen Arya was previously national director of learning and development at the multi-academy trust

Education secretary hosts more than 150 school and wider education sector guests at the DfE, after pledge to ‘reset the relationship with the profession’

One fifth of new teachers leave the state sector after two years, new government data shows

Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the MAT sector body, says trusts should know their schools and heads, and not be reliant upon Ofsted to highlight problems

Schools should instead adopt a ‘collaborative approach’, providing support to families of pupils with poor attendance, study finds