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86 per cent of funding has gone to schools and just 14 per cent to colleges
Safeguarding guidance states schools 'should consider carrying out an online search' on shortlisted candidates
One school has nearly two in five teaching posts staffed by agency staff or teaching assistants
Officials have been asked to make the process more human and less bureaucratic
Education committee intervenes after persistent absence soared to 23.5 per cent post-pandemic
It follows votes in favour of industrial action over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms last year
Nine in 10 voted in favour of strikes, but turnout was 42%, below the legal requirement
Unions say government shows no sign of increasing this year's pay award, but further meetings are likely
Ministers hold crunch union talks as ballots of NEU, NASUWT and NAHT members close this week
