Strike talks latest: DfE ‘pessimistic’ about prospect of more money Union leader calls for political intervention after six-hour crunch talks with department officials
Snubbed ITT provider asked to stay open due to ‘black hole’ The case highlights ongoing concerns around the ITT market review, held against a backdrop of chronic teacher under-recruitment
‘People like me were absent when things were going wrong’ Tony McArdle is the man who holds the purse strings to stop councils going bankrupt – but only if they comply with strict cost-cutting of services for pupils with special needs. McArdle is both saviour and bogeyman for councils with staggering deficits in their budgets to provide education for pupils with special educational needs and […]
‘I can’t afford to strike, but I can’t afford to carry on like it is’ NEU members explain how pay erosion and a lack of school funding is driving teachers to take second jobs
Impact of £57m grant to boost maths take-up criticised 86 per cent of funding has gone to schools and just 14 per cent to colleges
Teaching hopefuls asked for details of ‘any website you’re named on’ Safeguarding guidance states schools ‘should consider carrying out an online search’ on shortlisted candidates
Special schools bear brunt of recruitment crisis One school has nearly two in five teaching posts staffed by agency staff or teaching assistants
MPs launch inquiry into persistent school absence Education committee intervenes after persistent absence soared to 23.5 per cent post-pandemic
DfE and Ofsted staff to hold one-day strike It follows votes in favour of industrial action over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms last year