Teacher retention payments not as effective as first thought, study suggests NFER analysis finds some initiatives that gave teachers bonuses to stay in the classroom did not boost retention rates
Wage rises needed to attract 6,500 teachers would cost £7bn Government would need to hike salaries by 10% for the next three years if relying on wage boosts alone to meet target
Covid outcomes squeeze ‘waning’, but disadvantage gap widens Union boss calls for ‘renewed focus on low-attainment and disadvantage gap’, after release of NFER report
NFER: MATs should create ‘director of SEND’ role SEND leaders are playing a ‘crucial role’ in fostering collaboration and assisting individual schools, researchers find
Teach First: 7 findings revealing its impact on schools NFER research shows marginal GCSE boost under Teach First teachers, but they are also more likely to leave the profession
Tutoring still not ‘sustainable’, NFER report finds As the flagship scheme heads for its final year, education researchers warn funding, concerns on tuition supply and administration could hinder progress
DfE on course to recruit less than half of required secondary teachers Analysis of new government recruitment targets shows teacher supply is ‘spiralling out of control’
More heads cut school trips amid funding crisis Sutton Trust research finds steep rises in schools cutting back on teaching assistants and IT equipment
7 NFER stats revealing how abysmal teacher recruitment is getting worse New report shows primary applications have plunged, with 14 of 17 secondary subjects on track to underrecruit