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Teacher recruitment and retention – what happens when we run out of teachers?
Today NFER published its Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2024. It is not an encouraging read. Recruitment remains insufficient to maintain current staffing levels, achieving just 61% of target for secondary. The usually robust Primary sector is forecast to reach only 83% of target. At the same time, the number of teachers considering…
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Friday Five: digital divide, teacher retention and recruitment, childcare access, school absence, international exams
1. New research reveals the extent of the UK’s digital divide Nearly half of UK families with children lack the necessary digital skills or access to devices, data, and broadband they need, a new study by Liverpool and Loughborough Universities and the Good Things Foundation has found. The UK’s digital divide disproportionately affects ethnic minority…
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Rethinking Leadership: What else? What next? What if?
The development of school leaders is critical to the current and future success of our highly devolved school system. We have come a long way in England, but a significant gap remains between current provision and what is needed for leadership development. While NPQ reforms are a positive step forward, leaders need a more holistic…