The funding is to support schools facing significant staff absences and financial pressures with the costs of staff cover for the period from 22 November to 31 December 2021.
New analysis shows that regardless of school phase or structure, men typically earn more than women - and the more senior the position, the wider the gulf becomes.
A report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has shown that recent school funding changes have tended to work against schools serving disadvantaged areas.
A report from the National Audit Office found that most maintained schools and academy trusts are in surplus, although some maintained secondary schools are under financial strain.
The 2021 Teacher Wellbeing Index, an annual report by charity Education Support in conjunction with YouGov, has found that teachers’ mental health is getting worse - not better - in several areas, compared to a year ago at the height of the Covid pandemic.
New Directions Education is appealing to teachers and education staff who may be retired or taking a break from the sector to go back to school and help address staffing shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.