Recruitment

College of Teaching opens applications for trustees

28/07/2016 - 10:30

The forthcoming College of Teaching has opened applications for trustees to help establish t

School spending on job adverts sees 61 per cent increase

26/07/2016 - 11:15

The money schools are spending on advertising job vacancies has risen by 61 per cent since 2010, according to figures obtained by the Labour Party.

40 per cent of trainee teachers not in state schools five years later

15/07/2016 - 11:23

40 per cent of teachers who begin initial teacher training are not in a state school job five years later, according to new research from the Insti

Teachers' pay needs to increase by ‘significantly more than one per cent’

07/07/2016 - 10:55

If current recruitment and retention trends continue, teachers' pay will need to increase ‘significantly more than one per cent’ to ensure an adequate supply of good teachers, according to the School Teachers' Review Body.

Jersey teachers to face large salary cut

04/07/2016 - 10:49

Teachers in Jersey could face a salary cuts of up to £8,000 as part of new cost cutting measures.

Pat Glass resigns as shadow education secretary

29/06/2016 - 12:05

Pat Glass has resigned as shadow education secretary, just two days after being appointed to the role.

Christine Quinn appointed as new schools commissioner for West Midlands

29/06/2016 - 10:14

Christine Quinn, CEO and executive principal of Ninestiles Academy Trust, has been appointed as regional schools commissioner for the West Midlands.

Pat Glass appointed as new shadow education secretary, following Powell’s resignation

27/06/2016 - 11:23

Pat Glass has been appointed as the new shadow education secretary, following Lucy Powell’s resignation.

Unison calls for an end to term time contracts

21/06/2016 - 12:22

Unison has pledged to campaign for an end to school workers being employed on term time contracts.

Dwindling school nurses unable to help solve mental health crisis, RCN warns

20/06/2016 - 10:20

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said that school nurses could help tackle the crisis in children’s mental health, but that staff numbers were reducing.

16,000 new secondary school places needed within seven years

17/06/2016 - 11:08

More than 16,000 new secondary school places will be needed within the next seven years to meet rising demand, according to analysis by the BBC.

Not enough being done to address teacher shortages, PAC warns

10/06/2016 - 10:42

In a report, the Public Account Committee (PAC) has cautioned that ministers have ‘no plan’ to address the growing teacher shortage in England.

Teachers’ subject training not long enough, MP’s hear

10/06/2016 - 10:41

The Education Select Committee has heard that a number of teachers are starting their careers in primary school with only a few hours training in some subject areas.

NAO questions DfE spend on teacher bursaries

09/06/2016 - 12:59

The National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned the Department for Education’s (DfE) spending on teacher training bursaries without measuring whether they are effective.

Further eleven deputy directors announced

06/06/2016 - 10:21

Every regional schools commissioner (RSC) will now have two deputy directors, as the full details of the government’s plan to expand academies management emerge.