News
NEWS: Union to ballot over pay offer
As reported by UNISON , thousands of school and council staff are asked if they are ready to strike over this year’s pay keep reading
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Money Talks
Major expansion of childcare support
The biggest expansion of childcare in UK history has officially commenced, offering a financial reprieve for working parents of two-year-olds keep reading
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NEWS: Educational psychologist shortage hampers special education
As reported by The Ombudsman, councils struggle as a national shortage of educational psychologists delays support for children with special educational needs, keep reading
Management & HR
Is a ‘golden hello’ the answer?
With the teacher recruitment challenge reaching crisis point, is offering sign-on bonuses a workable solution? Sue Birchall, long-standing SBL, discusses keep reading
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School staff ‘at no greater risk’ of COVID, says study
As reported by BBC news, school staff do not have a markedly higher risk of infection than other working-age adults, keep reading
Money Talks
School staff are providing food for hungry pupils, survey shows
A study has shown that support staff and teaching assistants are spending their own money on food for less advantaged keep reading
Progression
Focus on the future – always learning
Strictly Educational aims to ensure teachers are always learning, just as their pupils are. Here, the training provider tells us keep reading
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'Disqualification by association' rules no longer apply to schools
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on the Pre-school Learning Alliance website Adults working in schools will no longer have keep reading
Management & HR
Motivation matters; keeping all school-systems go during and after a restructure
Restructuring is a regular and ongoing process for schools and increasingly an area that SBMs lead in. How this is keep reading
News
Free website could save schools £75m in staff advertising
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on GOV.UK Schools spend up to £75m a year on advertising for permanent and keep reading
