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
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
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)
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
What’s happening this term? All UK schools are expected to offer face-to-face teaching to every age group, and to provide effective online learning for pupils who are absent or isolating. The specific Covid measures in place vary across the nations. All school staff and secondary school pupils are asked to take two lateral flow tests (LFTs)
