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The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship scheme is being ‘unduly rushed’ and should be put on hold, warns school leaders’ union

He will take over role from former CEO and current Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver

DfE wants research to inform decisions on the current use of financial incentives, spot ‘barriers’ and ‘assess eligibility and appetite’ for international recruitment

Professional development for school leaders needs to evolve to equip them with the tools to tackle new challenges, says NIoT chief Melanie Renowden

Huge hike in vacancies comes amid major government attendance drive and ‘decimation’ of local authority support

Scottish education secretary forced to defend rowing back on government promise to provide a free laptop or other digital device to every pupil

Five councils have also seen their government payments to help balance high-needs deficits put on hold as their agreements have been put under review

This week’s essential education news includes unions demanding an above-inflation teacher pay rise and warnings about another shortfall in trainee teachers

More than one in three pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were persistently absent last year, DfE data shows

Fully funded National Professional Qualifications will remain for Sendcos, primary maths, headship and staff in high-disadvantage areas only

School leaders warn that teacher workload and many others issues have still to be resolved, but hope that higher pay will boost recruitment to the profession

ASCL, Community, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU say STRB pay recommendations must address ‘reality of pay cuts, sky-high workload and the recruitment and retention crisis’