Schools turn to flexible staff as pay rise bites budgets
The UK’s leading education workforce provider has said flexible staffing is becoming increasingly important to schools as rising employment costs put already stretched budgets under…
teacher recruitment
FE colleges need better tools to compete for their teacher workforce
The further education (FE) sector is crucial to England’s education system, providing training programmes essential for addressing skills gaps and helping students transition into skilled…
Initial Teacher Training Census- Sector Response
These shocking statistics come after Rishi Sunak’s pledge earlier in the year for all school children to be taught maths until the age of 18. …
£196 Million to Support New Trainee Teachers
Teacher recruitment will see a huge boost this academic year with £196 million to attract more teachers across key subjects. This will fund scholarships, bursaries and…
Tackling education staff shortages can’t be a “one-solution fits all”
In this article, Simon discusses how the focus for schools and trusts shouldn’t be on a one-solution fits all approach to the staffing crisis. Instead,…
Bradford College Celebrates Ofsted ‘Good’ for Teacher Training
Teacher training provision at Bradford College has been awarded a ‘Good’ rating after a recent Ofsted inspection. The latest report awarded all areas of Primary,…
Post-16 maths and the solution that already exists
There’s already an answer to the challenge of how to continue maths for Post-16s. Core Maths was introduced in 2017 and is a well-regarded but…
How digital transformation can provide a brighter future for educators
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent implications has seen the education sector face some of the biggest changes and challenges out of all sectors. Schools are…
Without proper investment in the teaching workforce, England’s technical education reforms are doomed to failure
Over the past decade, successive governments have promised ‘pioneering’ reforms to boost skills and jobs. In particular, following the Sainsbury Review and Post-16 Skills Plan in 2016,…
