Five key findings on teacher recruitment and retention

Cutting teacher workload could have the same effect on teacher recruitment and retention as a 3 per cent pay rise, a report has said. But failing to increase teacher pay by more than average earnings for all sectors would be “unthinkable” and would send recruitment into freefall. The National Foundation for Educational Research forecast the

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Checking overseas and UK based childcare qualifications

Do you have an overseas childcare qualification, or one from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland which you would like to get mapped to see if you are within the Level 3 childcare ratios in England? The Early Years Service provided by UK National Information Centre (UK ENIC) ended on 31 December 2020. As of 1 January 2021,

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Five key findings on teacher recruitment and retention

Cutting teacher workload could have the same effect on teacher recruitment and retention as a 3 per cent pay rise, a report has said. But failing to increase teacher pay by more than average earnings for all sectors would be “unthinkable” and would send recruitment into freefall. The National Foundation for Educational Research forecast the

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Supreme are on the Crown Commercial Service’s National Teacher Framework!

At Supreme, we’re proud to be named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s National Teacher Framework, highlighting our commitment to fair, compliant and efficient best practices in safeguarding and recruitment. Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. The DfE and CCS’ commercial

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163% increase in global right-to-work checks in the education sector, as talent shortages and regulations tighten their grip

The spike coincides with record numbers of teachers quitting in 2022-23 Global right-to-work checks have almost doubled Global right-to-work checks in the UK’s education sector have more than doubled since 2021, as institutions have raced to plug talent gaps with international hires while avoiding the ire of regulators. According to new research from background checking

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School Appoints AI Chatbot as “Principal Headteacher”

As the education sector continues to use AI to its advantage, a British boarding school has appointed an AI chatbot – named Abigail Bailey – as its new “principal headteacher”. While appointing a robot headteacher might sound dystopian, the exclusive school claims the ChatGPT-like technology isn’t replacing current jobs, and is instead being used to

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Supreme are on the Crown Commercial Service’s National Teacher Framework!

At Supreme, we’re proud to be named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s National Teacher Framework, highlighting our commitment to fair, compliant and efficient best practices in safeguarding and recruitment. Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. The DfE and CCS’ commercial

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Checking overseas and UK based childcare qualifications

Do you have an overseas childcare qualification, or one from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland which you would like to get mapped to see if you are within the Level 3 childcare ratios in England? The Early Years Service provided by UK National Information Centre (UK ENIC) ended on 31 December 2020. As of 1 January 2021,

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