Education

An education research body has concluded that Labour’s plans for recruitment in education offer more likelihood of tackling the growing...

The Liberal Democrats have published their election manifesto, including plans to replace the apprenticeship levy and establish a new employment status.

Teacher vacancies increased by 20% to 2,800 in November 2023 from 2,300 in November 2022, according to newly released government figures.

A teacher who lost his job after falling asleep in class was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal finds.

MPs on the Education Committee have set out their recommendations for teacher recruitment and retention in England.

Tribunal awards lecturer more than £50,000 after finding the disciplinary procedure and gross misconduct dismissal were unfair.

Closing the gap between teachers' pay and average earnings is likely to improve teacher recruitment and retention, finds NFER.

The Open University has asked an academic to review its practices following the successful tribunal claim by Professor Jo Phoenix.

More than half (55%) of primary schools in Britain have no ethnic minority teaching staff, according to a study from the University of Warwick.

WRC describes decision by University College Cork to dismiss Wim Naudé as ‘astonishing’, adding its HR director had no authority to do so.

Teaching assistants, catering staff and other workers at 35 Birmingham schools are to strike because of delays in settling equal pay claims.

Up to £6,000 will be available for teachers working in key STEM subjects as part of drive to recruit and retain the best staff.

Teaching is in the grip of a “mental health emergency”, a union has warned, with teachers turning to antidepressants, alcohol and self-harm.

Teacher supply in England is in a ‘critical state’, with a report warning that below-target recruitment in some subjects, and...

Teaching unions have criticised the government's decision to reduce its secondary teacher training target in 2024/25.