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Economics and business teacher numbers just don’t add up

Entries are up, but recruitment is worsening. What might solve the problem?

Labour plans Teach First recruitment scheme revamp

Government intends to drop Russell Group uni requirement and focus on ‘committed’ graduates, document suggests

Teacher quality warning over DfE recruitment boost plea

Letter seen by Schools Week shows DfE top boss asked teacher trainers to consider more offers, but providers have their concerns

Is teacher recruitment showing ‘green shoots’ of recovery?

New analysis this week provides a double boost for promises to solve teacher recruitment woes

Revealed: The ‘isolated’ schools missing out on effective heads

Study reveals which areas are unable to attract the best headteachers

Why flexible working for teachers can bring the best of all worlds

When English teacher Gareth Edwards broke his ankle, attempting a karate kick dance move at the school Christmas party, he was able to recuperate at home and teach classes remotely. Then, when the 59-year-old was contemplating early retirement last year, he was persuaded instead to go down to three days a week. Had his school, […]

Scarred by Grenfell but finding strength in adversity

Principal Anna Jordan says her pupils draw from values of fearlessness despite the 2017 tragedy overshadowing her school Kensington Aldridge Academy is overshadowed by the grim spectacle of a tower clad in white plastic sheeting. Upon it, a banner reads: Grenfell, forever in our hearts. For the school’s community, led by its principal, Anna Jordan, […]

Pledge for 6,500 new teachers may not be delivered for years

Special unit assembled in DfE to work on Labour’s manifesto commitment, but concern grows over speediness of plan

Trainee teacher drop-out rate doubles in four years

But of those who do qualify, a higher proportion end up teaching