7 bleak findings that show school recruitment crisis is intensifying Researchers warn of ‘perfect storm’ of teacher shortages, career moves and a tight labour market
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
Schools cut classroom hours to hold on to teachers Headteachers hope scheme will boost recruitment numbers as ‘yoga or free biscuits’ no longer enough
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
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 inquiry launched today
DfE eyes building reserve army of academy troubleshooters Ministers could revive an Academy Ambassadors-style trustee recruitment scheme, but with greater DfE control and fewer trusts eligible
Special schools bear brunt of recruitment crisis One school has nearly two in five teaching posts staffed by agency staff or teaching assistants
In short supply: Cover costs soar as teacher shortages and illness bite Investigation: Schools sound the alarm as finances hit by education’s shrinking workforce