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Empty classroom in school building with children tables and chairs. In this class of a high school they usually teach the teenagers how to learn and study the various school subjects. The room is equipped with thirty tables and chairs. In vacation there is no education.

Pupil absence crisis: Society must act

14th November 2023

As reported by The Standard, headteachers sound the alarm as pupil absences double pre-pandemic levels, emphasizing the need for a broader societal keep reading

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Teacher recruitment crisis looms in England as only half of needed trainees enlisted

26th September 2023

As reported by The Guardian, England’s secondary schools grapple with a potential teaching shortage, with only half of the necessary trainee teachers keep reading

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Heavy criticism aimed at Ofsted following head’s death

27th June 2023

Following the death of head teacher, Ruth Perry, Ofsted’s simplistic one-word summary system has been called in to question by keep reading

Education Committee to hold first session into teacher recruitment and retention

19th June 2023

The Education Committee holds the first session of its inquiry into issues around the recruitment and retention of teachers on keep reading

NAHT considers Ofsted legal challenge following death of Ruth Perry

11th April 2023

As reported by the BBC, the NAHT could take Ofsted to court over its decision not to pause its school keep reading

School leaders in Wales vote to take industrial action over pay and funding

18th January 2023

School leaders’ union NAHT Cyrmu has announced the results of its formal industrial action ballot on pay and funding, which keep reading

Unions consider re-running industrial action

17th January 2023

School leaders’ union to consider re-running industrial action ballot due to postal disruption, as leaders in England and Wales vote keep reading

UK headteachers quit as cuts push them to the edge

5th January 2023

As reported by The Guardian, with a strike ballot looming, school leaders say erosion of services for children and families keep reading

Most schools facing ‘unavoidable’ redundancies due to funding crisis

13th December 2022

As reported to The Independent, ‘headteachers are having to look at every possibility given the current funding situation,’ school leader keep reading

Schools Bill scrapped, education secretary says

9th December 2022

As reported by the BBC, a bill designed to ‘raise education standards’ in England has been dropped, the education secretary keep reading