5 February 2015
Three-quarters of support staff report working more than their contracted hours on a regular basis – with a vast majority not getting paid any extra for the overtime.
16 October 2014
Scottish parents have told the education minister that a shortage of teachers and headteachers is affecting young people’s learning and the smooth running of schools.
18 September 2014
Business leader warns that science and English qualifications risk being seen as 'less relevant' due to reforms, while also calling for a renewed focus on skills, work experience and careers ...
11 September 2014
Government ministers have been urged to take note of research that suggests there is a significant link between teachers’ health and wellbeing and the examination results of their students. Pete ...
11 September 2014
More than half of education staff have faced aggression from students in the last year according to new research, sparking calls for schools to ensure behaviour policies are robust. Pete Henshaw ...
1 May 2014
A new website allowing supply teachers to rate supply agencies, a London Knowledge Quiz for pupils, and a new UK museums resource are among the At a glance headlines for May 1, 2014.
13 March 2014
Scottish teachers have accepted a one per cent pay rise this year and next, as well as assurances on staffing numbers and workload, which together removes the threat of industrial action.
6 March 2014
Four charities have joined forces to establish a fund to support trainee religious education teachers who want to work in secondary schools.
19 February 2014
The NASUWT has said it will not strike this term after the news that key provisions in the teachers’ Workload Agreement are to be retained and after education secretary Michael Gove agreed to ...
5 December 2013
Experts have slammed the teacher training 'shambles' and fear that a teacher shortage is looming in some subjects while other trainees could face the prospect of unemployment in two years' time. ...
21 November 2013
Calls have been made for a group to be set-up to monitor and oversee the supply and training of teachers, amid claims that changes introduced by the government could lead to a staff shortage.
19 September 2013
Arrangements for covering teachers’ absence in Welsh schools are hampering students’ learning, it has been claimed.
29 August 2013
When former headteacher and SecEd editorial board member Alex Wood met Scotland’s cabinet secretary for education, topics for discussion ranged from the Curriculum for Excellence and wellbeing to ...
27 June 2013
Unions have voiced their anger this week as the Department for Education bid to axe limits on teachers’ working hours and cover duties. Ministers also want to scrap the list of 21 barred ...
20 June 2013
Researchers claim that Department for Education is ‘in the dark’ over the number of unfilled School Direct places, with science among the key subjects expected to be hit by teacher shortages in 2014.
20 June 2013
There has been a dramatic increase in the use of supply teachers by secondary schools after a slump in teacher training applicants in 2011.
16 May 2013
A new quality standard for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff has been launched following the government’s decision to scrap existing safeguards.
2 May 2013
Teachers are being asked for their views on how to shape the future of ICT and computer science learning in Welsh classrooms.
17 April 2013
Too many teenagers are aiming for careers where jobs are in short supply. A major survey of 11,000 youngsters aged 13 to 16 has found a “massive mismatch” between pupils’ career aspirations and the ...
21 March 2013
Pupils are frequently taught RE by teachers who have no qualifications in the subject, according to a report which blamed government policies such as the English Baccalaureate for a decline in the ...
14 March 2013
A campaign to stop the exploitation of supply staff, a call for schools to get involved in research over strategies to tackle NEETs, and new human rights classroom resources make up the At a Glance ...
7 February 2013
The UK will have a shortfall of almost 130,000 teachers by 2050, according to new projections, with an ageing workforce, skills shortages and restrictive immigration policy being blamed for the ...
31 January 2013
Ministers have scrapped a scheme that ensures the rigorous vetting of staff by supply agencies, prompting fears it could put children’s safety at risk.
31 January 2013
A shortage of supply teachers in Glasgow could affect exam preparation and is causing considerable stress for teachers and managers, according to the EIS union.
24 January 2013
Headteachers have welcomed the merger of the Teaching Agency and National College for School Leadership, but also urged the new body to work with the profession.