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Government confirms above inflation pay award for teachers

2 September 2024

School teachers and leaders will receive a fully funded 5.5% pay award, reflecting the vital contribution they make to children’s life chances. The decision means the recommendations of the School Teachers’…

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Teacher appraisal guidance: What you need to know

1 September 2024

The teacher appraisal process should be “intrinsically supportive” and in a school culture that “values openness and fairness”, new guidance states. The Department for Education updated its appraisal guidance for September. Here’s…

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Staff room – 10 ways to improve yours for teachers

11 July 2024

Transform your school staff room into a haven of relaxation and productivity with these ten improvement ideas that cater to the needs of hardworking teachers… Comfort: Staff rooms are places…

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Podcast: Marketing your primary school

7 July 2024

As pupil rolls begin to fall, in this episode the discussion is around how headteachers can 'market' their primary schools effectively – not least to prospective parents and their wider…

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Unfilled primary places soar as falling rolls crisis spreads

4 July 2024

The number of areas with more than one in five spare primary school places is set to treble next year as the falling rolls crisis spreads. Last year, 11 councils…

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Recruitment and retention in 2024

23 June 2024

The Teacher Tapp and SchoolDash annual report on teacher recruitment and retention provides insights into the current state of the teaching profession in England. By monitoring job advertisements and conducting surveys with over 10,000…

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Ultimate guide to wraparound childcare

20 June 2024

With Wraparound Care being mandatory by September 2026, schools need to get to grips with the requirements and logistics required. The 2023 Spring Budget set out an ambition whereby all…

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Q&A with Ofsted: Small schools and the inspection framework

19 June 2024

In this open webinar, chaired by Aimée Tinkler (Vice President, Chartered College of Teaching),  we talk to Mike Sheridan and Lee Owston from Ofsted on the underlying drivers of the…

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Dealing with difficult parental complaints

18 June 2024

Every parent should have the right to raise a concern with their school, but headteachers are receiving more complaints than ever before. A survey of 1,144 school leaders carried out by…

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Podcast: Leading change and interventions in schools

15 June 2024

This Headteacher Update podcast episode looks at how schools and school leaders can lead change and make sure new approaches, interventions or improvement practices have the biggest possible impact, drawing…

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Pupil characteristic statistics updated

13 June 2024

National Statistics have released the latest data on school and pupil numbers and their characteristics. It combines information from the school census, school level annual school census, general hospital school…

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Performance management: Are you ready to change?

3 June 2024

From September, performance-related pay is a thing of the past and this presents us with a huge opportunity to think about CPD and appraisal in a creative and innovative way.…

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