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Three-in-four teachers feel they are less valued

Three quarters of teachers believe their work is less valued now than it was five years ago. According to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Hinds defends extension of trainee teacher bursaries to more 2:2 graduates

The education secretary Damian Hinds has defended a move to relax the eligibility criteria for government teacher training bursaries,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

A ‘marginal gains’ approach to teacher recruitment is not enough

Short-term tinkering after a decade of disruption will not reverse dwindling numbers, warns David Spendlove. The government needs to...

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DAVID SPENDLOVE
Opinion

Teacher supply agency fees are justified

Teacher recruitment agencies play a vital role in short-notice school staffing, argues Samantha Hurley, who says they deserve to...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Funding rules prevent MATs from building affordable homes for teachers

School leaders want to offer teachers accommodation to help solve the recruitment crisis, but, as ever, finding the money...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Fixing the madness of the teacher transfer window

Welcome to recruitment silly season! It is the time of year when everyone wanting to move schools has to...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Five ways the DfE has damaged teacher recruitment

Teacher training has always been too important to dabble with, as the implications of not getting the very best...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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School’s success not possible without young staff, says head

Having “very young members of staff” who are prepared to implement a new system of behaviour management has been...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

NAHT: Senior leader recruitment getting even worse

Schools are increasingly struggling to recruit senior leaders, with the proportion of heads failing to hire a new assistant...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker