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Educational standards ‘at risk’ due to recruitment problems, heads warn

More than nine in 10 schools are struggling to recruit enough staff, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Teachers say Zahawi must not ‘interfere’ over pay

The leader of the NASUWT teaching union said intervention by the new Chancellor would be ‘entirely inappropriate’.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Zahawi vows to honour pledge on teachers’ pay

The former education secretary was appointed Chancellor in a reshuffle forced on Boris Johnson by a raft of resignations.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Schools alarm as Covid is blamed for 25% rise in number absent

Teachers have issued a Covid warning after the number of children off school rose by a quarter in two weeks.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022

Desperate schools ask parents and teachers to oversee exams amid invigilator shortage

Unions warned that exam monitors were being put off by fears of catching Covid in schools, leaving heads scrambling to plug the gaps

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

Scramble for extra invigilators as students sit first exams since pandemic began

GCSE and A-level exams have been cancelled for the past two years due to Covid

Evening Standard · May 16, 2022

Heads warn of invigilator shortage for GCSE and A-level exams

Heads say using support staff, teachers and senior leaders to invigilate exams will affect other pupils’ education.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Heads fear national tutoring data will be ‘de facto league table’

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi confirmed data on schools’ uptake of the flagship tutoring programme will be used by Ofsted.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Exam stress for pupils greater than before pandemic, headteachers tell survey

A lack of invigilators is putting pressure on schools, say heads.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Number of male teachers in England at all-time low as pay levels drop

New research also raises alarm over lack of minority ethnic senior teaching staff

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022