Insightful reporting from @jabedahmed.bsky.social w/ commentary from EPI's @jzuccollo.bsky.social:
"Teacher salaries are remarkably uniform across most of England, whereas housing costs are anything but. The current pay structure doesn’t capture the reality and disparity of local housing markets."
“There are severe shortages nationally, with provision varying enormously across local authorities... far more people want to train as EPs than there are funded places available.”
EPI's @jzuccollo.bsky.social spoke to @ktorm-social1.bsky.social about the gov't's experts at hand plan.
Today the @edupolicyinst.bsky.social has published our latest assessment of educational inequalities in England. It’s a rich report but some of our most concerning findings relate to the early years where we find a deepening crisis: epi.org.uk/annual-repor...
Me in @schoolsweek.bsky.social arguing that we should trust schools to try new things.
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How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers?
@jackworth.bsky.social and @jzuccollo.bsky.social joined me to discuss why Labour's flagship education policy is proving hard to define and deliver in practice, and what should happen next.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
The Times reports a 35% rise in teachers leaving the Teacher Pension Scheme due to unaffordable contributions, forfeiting the 29% salary contribution from schools. Greater flexibility is needed. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Ten years ago, there was no gender pay gap for secondary headteachers. Now, it's widening, with the current median salary for women £6k behind that of their male counterparts. What's going on? My @tesmagazine.bsky.social analysis
An important reminder that implementation details matter enormously and policy announcements are not the thing itself.
Excellent point made by Jack: the ITT figures are a glimmer of hope, not a clear sign we've turned the corner on teacher recruitment. It means we need to keep going, not relax and ease up. schoolsweek.co.uk/recruitment-...
Households Below Average Income: an analysis of the UK income distribution: FYE 1995 to FYE 2024 www.gov.uk/government/s...
Great to see this sort of innovation in state schools: practical steps to try to improve pay and recruitment.
I've only just discovered the treasure trove of code published by DfE Analytical Services on their Github! Very, very cool that DfE are open-sourcing more of their data and code for others to see and use.
Great post on the new schools bill! The ambition is right but standardising and centralising is not the route to improving outcomes for disadvantaged children. We've been there before and it won't change the financial challenges or level of pupil need that schools are having to deal with.
Good illustration of the effect of Budget changes on schools' ability to offer pay rises by @barnettwaddingham.bsky.social . Whether or not we agree with the tax changes, we shouldn't be blind to the trade-offs, or the potential mitigations.
🗣️Commenting on the initial teacher training statistics released today, @jzuccollo.bsky.social , Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute said👇
Very useful charts here on the background of people who enter teaching.
Really important new report here by @kerriscooper.bsky.social , shedding light on the issue of food poverty in the #EarlyYears. Food poverty is not only higher amongst the under 5s, but is also experienced at a time when nutrition is most important for development.
Our latest report on headteachers' movements is out now. See the full thing below and read @joanacardimdias.bsky.social on what it means at www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Analysis published this week from Universities UK finds that graduates in every UK region earn at least a third more than their non-graduate counterparts
www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/news/...
It's crucial that we continue to support fair access to HE for students from poorer backgrounds (1/2)
The latest Teacher Wellbeing Index from @edsupportuk.bsky.social illustrates the lack of support schools get from other agencies. Is it any wonder school staff are feeling under increasing pressure? www.educationsupport.org.uk/resources/fo...
Some horrible stats in this @edsupportuk.bsky.social report
84% of leaders and 78% of teachers stressed
77% of workforce reports psychological or behavioural symptoms due to their work
Majority report increase in poor behaviour and vexatious parental complaints
schoolsweek.co.uk/leader-stres...
Our new report out today by @lukesibieta.bsky.social @jojohutchinson.bsky.social and Joni Kelly.
🚨Blog: What do we know about teachers’ use of edtech?
📝Latest analysis by Dr Joana Cardim Dias and Helen McGlade explores current edtech usage in schools, impact on teacher workload, and efforts to support equitable and effective adoption
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