Workforce
The latest news and analysis on the school workforce in the UK and at international schools, including teacher recruitment, retention and shortage subjects
Wednesday
20th Mar 2024
Unions demand 鈥榝ully-funded, inflation-plus鈥� pay rise
ASCL, Community, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU say STRB pay recommendations must address 鈥榬eality of pay cuts, sky-high workload and the recruitment and retention crisis鈥�
DfE could under-recruit in 10 secondary subjects this year
Fears of under-recruitment of teacher trainees for the third year in a row remain despite a rise in bursaries, an increase in applications and a reduction in recruitment targets
Friday
15th Mar 2024
Fears that classes could be sent home if Glasgow cuts go ahead
The authority is planning to cut more than 170 teaching posts from August 鈥� in 鈥榤any鈥� primaries, only headteachers will be available to cover staff absence
Teachers鈥� views on wellbeing revealed in new survey
The latest 糖心Vlog Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff鈥檚 opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles
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Saturday
9th Mar 2024
Phillipson: More 鈥榯ransparency鈥� needed in regional 鈥榣ayer鈥�
The shadow education secretary was speaking at the ASCL conference in Liverpool this morning
Barton: Government must make classrooms 鈥榝it for learning鈥�
Geoff Barton uses last speech as ASCL leader to highlight the 鈥榮hocking鈥� state of school buildings, along with the need for a curriculum review and better funding
Friday
8th Mar 2024
Leaders 鈥榪ueasy鈥� about relying on international recruitment
Recruiting teachers from other countries that need them, 鈥榤orally鈥� doesn鈥檛 鈥榝eel like the right thing for us to be doing鈥�, says ASCL general secretary
Politicians聽鈥榗onstantly running down schools鈥� undermines attendance drive
Some politicians and commentators are 鈥榝ar too quick to take potshots at schools鈥�, ASCL鈥檚 president John Camp will warn today