9 key findings from the 2022 school workforce census Record number of teachers quit, vacancies rocket and sickness soars – everything you need to know about the state of the school workforce
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
Teacher retention commission: 8 proposals to stem exodus Report calls for review of teacher hours, retention targets and sabbaticals for headteachers every five years
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
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
Overcoming the challenges to retaining and developing staff in schools and Multi-Academy Trusts In this article Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith examines the key challenges that schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) face in relation to staff retention and development and how The Open University can help address this.
Ofsted warns new ‘coasting schools’ powers could fuel ‘quick fixes’ DfE will plough on with ordering more schools to academise or join new trusts, despite fears reforms will hit recruitment and discourage trusts from taking on schools
Teacher pay rise proposals will ‘exacerbate supply challenges’ The NFER backs higher pay rises, bursaries and bonuses – but secondary teachers should get higher awards than primary ones
Jump in teachers leaving, plus 6 more school workforce findings Thousands more teachers leaving the profession again as pandemic effect wears off, with vacancies at highest since 2010