Supply teacher resource ‘overlooked’ in post-lockdown schools return plans
A recruitment trade body has highlighted the lack of resource planning and collaboration with supply teacher agencies on behalf of the government as part of both its autumn term back to school and summer catch up plans. As it stands, current restrictions on group sizes will be lifted in September to allow schools, colleges and […]
Ofsted visits to start again in the autumn
Ofsted has announced a programme of ‘visits’ that will aim to reassure parents, ministers and the public about how schools and colleges are managing the return to full education of their pupils and students. Inspectors will use the visits, deliberately not called ‘inspections’, to work collaboratively with leaders, listening and providing appropriate challenge. Ofsted will […]
GUEST BLOG: Creating connections between schools and supply teachers
By Peter Carpenter, CEO of TeacherIn This year, the focus for Bett was game changers and innovation. While this is certainly key for teaching and learning, the same pioneering practices shouldn’t be forgotten when it comes to overall school processes and tackling challenges like the current teacher recruitment and retention crises. It was reported that […]