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
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
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
Report calls for review of teacher hours, retention targets and sabbaticals for headteachers every five years Teacher wellbeing charity Education Support has put forward a list of proposals to boost retention in the sector, as schools continue to face huge shortages. Findings from its Commission on Teacher Retention show that one in five (21 per cent)
Schools sound the alarm as finances hit by education’s shrinking workforce Schools have sounded the alarm over “unprecedented” supply cover costs draining budgets amid soaring staff illness and widespread teacher shortages, costing the sector hundreds of millions a year. Recently filed annual accounts from large academy trusts reveal the toll of the sector’s shrinking workforce.
Getting transition right is crucial for secondary schools, but a range of issues can arise during the process. A primary specialist, Tiffnie Harris, considers 10 potential problems for secondary schools and how they might be solved. Problem 1: You have a lot of feeder primary schools and not enough time to visit them all Be
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
