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‘No room for complacency’ as 35,000 teachers choose to walk away

More than 35,000 teachers walked away from the profession last year for reasons other than retirement with retention rates for new teachers and the use of non-specialist teachers in secondary school still notable concerns.

Teacher shortages? Five key metrics behind the new DfE workforce data

The new school workforce figures have brought with them headlines of more teachers at the chalkface, but expert Jack Worth warns that this masks a much more mixed picture of teacher shortages in schools.

Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high

Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans.

Students are coping better because the system is demanding less

Signs of genuine recovery in student experience appear in this year's Student Academic Experience Survey. Jim Dickinson argues the data tells a more constrained story – one where value, expectations and withdrawal form a single gradient, and money sits at its root.

Low expectations aren’t the same as high satisfaction in student housing

With OfS leading on headline satisfaction scores, Jim Dickinson reads an underlying research report on student housing – and finds a regulator that has mistaken tolerance for quality.

Warwick and Reading rebrand foundation and language provision as Global Academies

The University of Warwick and the University of Reading have both rebranded their language and foundation studies operations as Global Academies, reflecting a wider rethink of how universities support international students and where those functions sit within institutions.

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A new joint research report from Teacher Development Trust, Gatsby Foundation and The Cultural Education Network, powered by Arts Council England, examines the professional development experiences and needs of secondary teachers in England who teach science and arts subjects,...

Students spend thousands on university. So why don’t they bother attending lectures?

Like many universities, the London School of Economics (LSE) has an attendance policy which “requires” undergraduates to attend all in-person classes.

DfE announces £4,500 bonus for early years teachers in 10 most deprived areas

Early years teachers in 10 of England’s most deprived areas are eligible for a £4,500 annual bonus in a bid to boost recruitment and retention in the sector.

Universities need to find a way past the current atmosphere of permanent crisis

A decade of shocks has left higher education working conditions feeling like one firefight after another. For Doug Specht, leadership decision-making must recover some degree of strategic calm.

AI can help providers read and act on the student feedback they never usually get to

Thousands of open-text survey comments go unread every cycle. Daniel Robson and Helena Lim argue that AI can help universities hear what students are actually saying, and act before the next survey closes.

A long-running question in education research is just how much difference individual teachers make to pupil outcomes.

Schools in Scotland cutting subjects due to teacher shortage 'crisis'

Secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting whole subjects from the curriculum due to a lack of specialist teachers, education leaders have told BBC Scotland News.

Five of the UK’s most promising early-career academics have been selected as this year’s New Generation Thinkers to help shape Radio 4 programming.

Disabled Student Commitment: Information Sharing Best Practice Guide published to support higher education providers in strengthening how they share information about disabled students.

Nursery teachers to get £4,500 tax-free bonus if they take jobs in these 10 areas

Qualified nursery teachers will be offered a £4,500 tax-free bonus to take jobs in 10 areas of the country with the most acute staff shortages.

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, spoke at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Conference 2026 in Liverpool.

The Committee has been investigating the access, affordability and quality of early years provision, among other issues including the safeguarding of children in early years settings.

Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO

The academy trust in the largest financial hole in England has named its new chief executive, days after the resignation of its last boss.

‘No room for complacency’ as 35,000 teachers choose to walk away

Teacher shortages? Five key metrics behind the new DfE workforce data

Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high

Students are coping better because the system is demanding less

Low expectations aren’t the same as high satisfaction in student housing

Warwick and Reading rebrand foundation and language provision as Global Academies

Visualisers, Pride, plus teachers teaching sons or daughters

Teaching in & beyond Specialism: CPD for teachers in Arts and Science

Students spend thousands on university. So why don’t they bother attending lectures?

DfE announces £4,500 bonus for early years teachers in 10 most deprived areas

Universities need to find a way past the current atmosphere of permanent crisis

AI can help providers read and act on the student feedback they never usually get to

Primary school teachers matter for learning, but may have little impact on attendance

Schools in Scotland cutting subjects due to teacher shortage 'crisis'

BBC and AHRC select New Generation Thinkers 2026

New guide to improve information sharing for disabled students across higher education

Nursery teachers to get £4,500 tax-free bonus if they take jobs in these 10 areas

Martyn Oliver's speech at the National Day Nurseries Association

Are parents happy with early years childcare? MPs hear evidence on affordability and safeguarding

Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO