What do you look for when taking on a new teacher? We’d imagine that aptitude, personability and intelligence all factor into your judgment, but your top priority is likely to be experience. After all, you want to know that whoever you’re recruiting has a proven track record in the classroom and is likely to add
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
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
What do you look for when taking on a new teacher? We’d imagine that aptitude, personability and intelligence all factor into your judgment, but your top priority is likely to be experience. After all, you want to know that whoever you’re recruiting has a proven track record in the classroom and is likely to add
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
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
What do you look for when taking on a new teacher? We’d imagine that aptitude, personability and intelligence all factor into your judgment, but your top priority is likely to be experience. After all, you want to know that whoever you’re recruiting has a proven track record in the classroom and is likely to add
Higher salaries and financial rewards given directly to teachers could boost recruitment in challenging schools, while workload reduction strategies are key to retention, a global research review suggests. The review from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF, 2023) also finds that performance and recruitment bonuses could help challenging schools to attract and keep staff. It concludes
When you’re applying for your first ECT teaching job it can be quite a challenging task. Your ECT personal statement could be described as the most important part of your application. This is where you can shine through as a candidate and it’s an opportunity to sell yourself, highlight your personality and explain why you
Malware and ransomware attacks have left one in five schools without access to important and sensitive information about pupils and staff, research reveals. National Cybersecurity Schools Audit The National Cybersecurity Schools Audit shows that almost four in five schools fell victim to at least one type of cyber-incident in 2022. The government’s National Cyber Security
