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Long-term forecasts from the National Foundation for Educational Research show that, without further uplifts in new teacher pay, the sector will struggle to hit its targets

Exclusive: Support for a teacher strike could increase without a better pay offer, and government should be ‘very concerned’, warns heads’ union leader

Largest teaching union warns it will ballot for strike action if members don’t receive a fully-funded inflation-plus pay rise

Union leader says strike action ‘is the last thing our members want’ and they are making a ‘cry for help’ on pay

There are ‘emerging signs’ of a teacher shortage, with a number of schools reporting that they have not been able to fill vacancies, says recruitment report

Pressure of the last few years was ‘sapping the passion that drives people to the profession’, says Stephen Morgan

In the final piece of a series on how Covid has hit education, academics behind a major research report turn their attention to school staff and the widespread wellbeing issues that lockdown created

New research into academy trust leaders’ priorities also reveals concerns about recruitment

Exclusive: Behaviour tsar tells leaders to ‘get serious’ about prioritising teacher safety after research lays bare the problem of violence against school staff

‘Golden hellos’ for specialist teachers unlikely to change recruitment patterns, say heads

The government has confirmed the 39 local authorities where teachers can receive uplift cash on top of early-career payments. We outline the criteria to be eligible to apply – and how to go about getting your hands on the extra money

Ahead of the launch of the new National Professional Qualification in Early Years Leadership, Cat Scutt, from the Chartered College of Teaching, outlines why the drive for more professional development in EYFS should be welcomed