Government says it has hit 70 per cent of their target to recruit 6,500 additional teachers, as official data shows the school workforce has shrunk for the first time since 2019.

But government claims progress towards its manifesto pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers.

The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed.

Universities will be stripped of the right to recruit international students if too many drop out from their courses over fears they are being exploited for visa abuse.

A new analysis by SchoolDash, supported by Gatsby, applies updated AI to explore recruitment trends in Further Education (FE), drawing on job adverts posted to the AoC Jobs platform.