Thursday
English and Welsh teachers ‘taking inspiration’ from Scottish pay battle
NEU joint general secretary Kevin Courtney says success of Scottish teacher pay campaign is spurring on industrial action south of the border and that UK government is ‘frightened’ of EIS
ESFA chief: Late teacher pay decision undermined MAT budgets
Education and Skills Funding Agency boss admits that the late teacher pay decision last year meant some academy trust budget forecasts were ‘not worth the paper they were written on’
Weekly round-up: Ofsted changes and teachers quitting
This week’s round-up includes the promise of ‘immediate’ changes to Ofsted inspections, the worrying number of teachers leaving the profession, and a KCSIE update
Scottish education system ‘hanging in the balance’, says EIS president
Class sizes, ‘crippling’ teacher workload and uncertainty of education reform all highlighted by outgoing president of Scotland’s biggest teaching union
Teachers leaving at highest rate in four years
More new teachers are leaving the profession after one year, Department for Education data also shows
Headship incompatible with parenthood, say nearly half of teachers
More than a quarter of teachers opt out of promotions because they are worried about the impact on their family life, Teach First survey finds
Flexible working: why schools must embrace the new reality
Increasing flexible-working opportunities in schools will not only make teachers happier – it will improve the education of disadvantaged children, says Commons Education Select Committee member Anna Firth
Recruitment crisis intensifies as schools make ‘reluctant’ appointments
Schools are struggling to recruit because of a ‘perfect storm’ of chronic teacher shortages, a rise in career moves and a tight labour market, report warnsÂ
Bonuses would help tough schools attract teachers, says EEF
Performance pay and reduced workloads are among the best ways to recruit and retain quality teachers in disadvantaged schools, Education Endowment Foundation finds
