Education news, articles and events of the week: archive

7 March   Teacher retention and recruitment Teachers top the list for unpaid overtime once again 3 March was the day this year when the average person working unpaid overtime in the UK effectively stopped working for free. Teachers top the list. The TUC estimates that 38% of those working education work unpaid hours. I assume this […]

Education news

14 March Teacher retention and recruitment Teacher pay should rise by more than 3%, say experts Recruitment pain will continue, pay increases could help: NFER report https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-should-rise-over-three-per-cent-say-experts Time to fulfil 6,500 teacher pledge ‘now or never’ as unfilled vacancies reach record high There are more vacancies, bigger class sizes, more unqualified teachers, more teachers out […]

Support and advice: Pupil mental health

The Chartered College of Teaching is developing a series of webinars and bitesize CPD resources for teachers and school leaders on supporting pupil wellbeing and mental health in practice, aligned with key themes in the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum. The articles and resources shared as part of this online learning include information […]