Monday
Punitive measures to cut absence ‘no longer work’
Schools should instead adopt a ‘collaborative approach’, providing support to families of pupils with poor attendance, study finds
Bridget Phillipson to meet with unions as ‘priority’
Department for Education also says it will expand the national teacher recruitment campaign but has not set out any details
Friday
Scottish councils reject requirement to maintain teacher numbers
Local authorities say they ‘recognise the vital role of teachers’ but that ‘progress cannot be made by focusing on teachers alone’
Weekly round-up: ITT recruitment trouble and staff leaving
This week’s essential education news includes high rejection rates for ITT applications for subjects with staff shortages, and the scale of the teacher retention crisis
Thursday
Social challenges are ‘beyond’ trust leaders, CST warns
Schools are facing social difficulties caused by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis that have left them like ‘islands in a raging, flooded river’, says expert
Revealed: Why heads fear taking phased retirement
More than half of headteachers would consider phased retirement, partly to avoid burnout, but a third don’t think it will be possible, according to research
