Supply teachers
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Supply teachers plan Post Office-style legal action to take down umbrella companies

The National Supply Teachers Network to take group litigation over unlawful salary reductions and missing holiday pay

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Recruitment and retention
The DfE has confirmed the names of nine trusts and schools who will support schools struggling with Ofsted ratings

New guidance to help schools tackle harassment of staff

But union said ‘we also need a clear message from government that aggression towards school staff will never be...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Recruitment and retention

The problems (and solutions) for teacher recruitment and retention

Key findings from three new EEF studies on teacher workload, flexible working and school leadership

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
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Headteacher turnover still higher than pre-Covid

New analysis reveals leaders are continuing to leave the sector amid 'a general lack of contentment'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
The Education Committee has heard from a panel of experts on how to solve specialist teacher shortages

6 ways to solve teacher shortages, according to experts

'Golden handcuffs', a retention inquiry and more staff poaching schemes could all provide solutions, MPs told

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
Trust CEO Christine Stansfield has warned parents to stop sending abusive communications to staff

Stop abusing my teachers, trust CEO tells parents

Mowbray Education Trust's CEO warned she faces losing talented staff over 'personally abusive' and 'sometimes threatening' messages

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
The DfE's Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders report shows the strain the profession in under
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Key findings from the DfE’s leaked workload report

Survey results kept under-wraps by government show high levels of stress and impacts on mental health

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
MPs are set to investigate teacher recruitment, training and retention issues in a new inquiry

MPs launch teacher recruitment and retention inquiry

The Education Committee is set to investigate the driving factors behind chronic teacher shortages as part of a new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
The Knowledge

Retention: School leadership matters more than you think

Pay and reduced working hours might help, but school leadership approaches are vital to help you to hold on...

JL Dutaut
Owen Carter