Opinion: Workforce

Five changes to the ECF to better back trainee teachers

Damian Hinds explains how reforms announced today will tackle teething problems with the early career framework identified by schools...

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Damian Hinds MP
Opinion: Workforce

Enticing teachers to stay works better with underwear than handcuffs

Teachers need confidence-building and support to flourish – not tying down in questionable environments

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Carolyn Roberts
Opinion: Workforce

We need a plan to stop 30,000 young mathematicians going missing

Striking new research shows many promising young maths pupils give up on the subject soon after they start secondary,...

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Kathryn Greenhalgh
Opinion: Workforce

We can and must make working in schools less toxic

Innovative solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis are emerging but the sector is not keeping pace

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Penny Swain
Opinion: Workforce

Mothers are key to stabilising the teacher workforce

Politicians must face up to the motherhood penalty to solve the recruitment crisis and have any chance of delivering...

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Emma Sheppard
Opinion: Workforce

Bridging workforce divides for effective climate action

Overcoming barriers to sustainable impact relies on teachers and operations staff working together as equal partners in this shared...

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Paul Edmond
Opinion: Workforce

Why reactivation is as crucial as recruitment and retention

Actually solving the recruitment and retention crisis is incredibly straightforward if we put evidence above political quick fixes, says...

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Callum Robertson
Opinion: Workforce

Diversity is key to tackling the recruitment crisis

Who we recruit, how we equip them and the routes towards qualification must all be broadened to attract and...

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Leila MacTavish
Opinion: Workforce

I’m a retention statistic – but I haven’t given up on the job

Evelyn Forde explains why she stepped down from headship at the top of her game and why she's spending...

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Evelyn Forde