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England is suffering an acute undersupply of teachers, and more are leaving than ever before. Matilda Martin investigates why this is happening and whether the trend can be turned around

Nearly 400,000 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised absence in 2022-23 – above levels seen before the Covid pandemic

Drop in government subsidy for the National Tutoring Programme saw the number of schools taking part drop to just over a third

Heads’ leader calls plan to introduce Advanced British Standard qualification ‘headless chicken policymaking’ amid a teacher recruitment crisis

NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach warns DfE that ‘future industrial action cannot be ruled out’

Ministers should scrap the EBacc and reduce student assessment, according to cross-party Lords committee

Schools will need more funding for teacher pay as average UK salaries are set to rise by more than previously forecast, expert warns

Join the 91¶¶Òõ News team as they discuss another ‘catastrophic’ shortfall in the number of trainee teachers recruited this year

This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees

The former prime minister told the Covid inquiry he was ‘desperate’ to keep schools open in January 2021 but ‘it wasn’t a runner’

There are ‘outstanding questions’ about whether schools have resources to meet demand for mental health and SEND services, says Robin Walker

Government data shows the teacher recruitment crisis has ‘plumbed new depths’, heads’ leaders warn