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
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
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
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
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
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.
