Schools

Ministers’ bursaries cuts bruise teacher recruitment

Findings suggest decision to slash bursaries after shortlived recruitment boom is now 'compounding' challenges

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Schools struggle to find the support staff they need

Support staff vacancies have nearly doubled, new analysis suggests, leaving heads to fill growing gaps

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Flagship training provider sees half of teachers ditch CPD scheme

Education Development Trust had worst drop-rates in £75 million government CPD scheme to boost social mobility

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Lord Agnew joins board of flagship DfE teacher training provider

The former academies minister has both joined the National Institute of Teaching board and returned as chair of the...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Council halts hot free school meals over recruitment crisis

Free school meal pupils instead given 'grab bag' cold lunch, as caterers warn of potential for wider winter disruption...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

‘Grim news’: Secondary teacher recruits fall a third short

Schools will now need a teacher retention boost to avoid recruitment crisis worsening, experts say

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Ministers ‘drag heels’ over ‘crucial’ fire safety advice

'Crucial' consultation on fire safety closed over a year ago

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

How schools are cutting through the fog on vaping

Some secondary schools resort to exclusions and toilet bans for pupils caught vaping on the premises

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Council cost pressures threaten SEND ‘safety valve’ reforms

Local authorities handed bailout cash warn they may fail to meet conditions as inflation and other issues bite

Tom Belger
Tom Belger