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To encourage more teachers to take up the profession, the government will slash postgraduate teaching apprenticeships (PGTA) courses from twelve months to nine which will align them with the school year.

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A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found a substantial gap in teacher experience in schools with the most and least disadvantaged pupils. 

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The Education Policy Institute (EPI) have published a new report, which looks at the workings, challenges and perceived benefits of partnerships between independent and state schools in England

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This week, applications are open for a grant for Welsh schools to tackle short-staffing problems, increase numbers of Welsh-speaking teachers, and teaching assistants.

Young teacher smiling in classroom

The Department for Education’s (DfE) Teaching Vacancies has commissioned new research that reveals the most desirable skills recruiters want to see in teachers’ job applications.

Teacher teaches a lesson to teenagers.

A report on the movement and communities of senior leaders in schools by The Educational Policy Institute (EPI) has revealed that senior leaders benefit most when exposed to new environments and people, rather than staying in a single school.

Research shows that 80 per cent of teachers feel that improving work-life balance is one of the top benefits of flexible working.

The government should pilot a career break scheme to attract more “generation Z” teachers, Teach First has suggested in a new report.

The NHS is launching a campaign to highlight the many healthcare career options available through UCAS clearing.

The Catholic Education Service (CES) and Eteach, an education recruitment solutions company, have partnered to create a new way for Catholic schools to recruit teachers.

Labour has pledged to boost careers advice and work experience in schools and colleges as part of its plans to invest in work readiness and drive opportunity for young people.

Ofsted has published the findings from phase 2 of its independent review of teachers’ professional development in schools.

The Department for Education (DfE) said that teachers could get up to £6,000 extra to teach "vital" subjects from September.

The DFE has announced a pilot plan to launch in summer that will explore how unused spaces in schools could be adopted as childcare settings.

The National Education Union has said that introducing minimum service levels would place restrictions on staff who have democratically and legally voted for strike action.

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