Drop in teacher job adverts as falling rolls and cuts bite Headteachers say they are expecting to employ fewer staff amid falling pupil numbers and financial pressures
Record rate of teacher departures as 40,000 quit sector last year New workforce data for 2022 shows 7,800 more teachers quit the profession for reasons other than retirement
Ofsted wants experienced school leader to take over from Spielman Job advert for the £165k role states it is an ‘important time’ to lead the watchdog and ’embed’ the ‘relatively new’ inspection framework
School vacancies up two-thirds on pre-pandemic 2019, data suggests Figures shared with Schools Week show schools advertised more than 100,000 roles last year
Women and non-white staff far less likely to be promoted, DfE leaders study shows DfE research reveals ‘significant disparities’ in women’s, ethnic minorities’ and part-time workers’ promotion chances
A third of new secondary heads ‘leave profession within five years’ Union analysis suggests a growing exodus, and shows pay restraint and inflation have wiped 21 per cent off leaders’ pay since 2010
Teacher recruitment targets hiked as DfE predicts post-Covid exodus Ministers have repeatedly missed past targets, but slashed trainee bursaries during a short-lived Covid boom
Salary top-ups for new teachers boost retention rates by 23% Findings show bonuses can help fix staff shortages, researchers say, but one in five teachers still leave in some subjects
Best-paid trust CEOs’ wages rise fastest, but some rein in pay The highest-paid have seen bigger pay rises than the rest, with some academy trusts reining in pay even as a government crackdown stalls