Schools

Jamaican teachers ease Harris Federation’s recruitment woes

The leading trust says it has hired more than 150 specialist teachers from the country in five years

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

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

How robots are helping anxious pupils go back to school

Schools are now using the AV1 devices as part of their attendance strategy

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Council faces legal challenge over falling rolls closure plan

Head questions 'protection' of academies and free schools in council's school closures plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Email attacks: Don’t lock down unless police say, DfE tells schools

The message comes after schools in three counties locked down over emails threatening violence to pupils and staff

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Ministers extend mental health support as waiting list swells

The DfE is looking to extend a mental health support package for headteachers beyond March after a waiting list...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

School partially closes after ‘rapid spike’ in teacher Covid cases

Uppingham Community College said it was 'becoming unsafe' to operate at full capacity as 17 staff absent

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Home Office and YEF fund £5.8m ‘trauma-informed practice’ research

Teachers trained to 'recognise signs and symptoms of childhood trauma' to see if contested practice keeps children safe

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

How do you solve a problem like teacher workload?

Schools Week looks at the barriers and ideas for reducing teacher workload, as the government sets up a new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker