Friday
GCSEs 2023: Invigilator shortage fears as student anxiety spikes
Three-quarters of exam officers concerned schools won’t have enough competent, fully trained invigilators for summer exams
MPs say Stem bursaries will not fix teacher shortages
Westminster committee calls for competitive teacher pay among raft of measures to widen diversity and inclusion in Stem education
Thursday
Teacher pay: Strike action in Wales ends as teachers accept new offer
73 per cent of voting NEU Cymru members voted to accept the offer worth 11.8 per cent over two years – plus a 1.5 per cent non-consolidated rise this year
Weekly round-up: Ofsted attacked, teacher shortages and behaviour
This week’s essential news and analysis includes calls for Ofsted to halt inspections, new research uncovering the shocking scale of schools’ teacher recruitment problems and a warning of a behaviour ‘crisis’
Walker: School mental health funding ‘not meeting need’
Former schools minister says ‘burden’ of supporting pupil health problems shouldn’t be falling on teachers or leaders
Private and state schools ‘should share new teachers’
High-profile former private school head says a joint teacher recruitment scheme would provide a ‘soft landing’ into teaching for graduates who are ‘scared’
We need a long-term strategy to tackle this recruitment crisis
With new data revealing the scale of the teacher recruitment difficulties, the NFER’s Jack Worth says a clear strategy is needed to attract more people into teaching – especially as other professions are now offering flexible working
Recruitment crisis: DfE set to miss 2023-24 targets
The rise in teacher pay must ‘exceed’ 4.1 per cent for next year to address the recruitment crisis, warns the NFER, as forecast reveals further teacher trainee slump
Wednesday
Private school’s teachers could go on landmark strike over pensions
Unions are warning more Scottish independent schools could forcibly remove teachers from the scheme using ‘fire and rehire tactics’ if the current action is successful
Half of Scottish councils to tax teacher backpay at higher 2023-24 rate
Some Scottish teachers could end up hundreds of pounds worse off as a result of payroll arrangements in their area – we reveal which councils will pay backpay at this year’s tax rates
Teacher pay: Union calls for long-term deal
ASCL calls for commitment to reverse teacher salary decline in its submission to the pay review body
Revealed: Teacher vacancy regional hotspots
Which regions have seen the biggest rise in secondary teacher job adverts? ÌÇÐÄVlog investigates
