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In the third article in our series on teacher recruitment in international schools, we head to Dubai to hear from a head who has the benefit of being able to offer staff a reduced working week – but, he says, this doesn’t remove the need to think carefully about staff retention and wellbeing

Heads, academies and teacher leaders urge ministers to prioritise and fund work to improve inclusion in schools ‘if it is serious about recruitment and retention’

A leader at a school in Malaysia reflects on its recent recruitment round and how the impact of the pandemic continues to be felt – but says that, as restrictions ease, the situation is improving

In the first of a new series talking to international leaders on how their recruitment and retention practices have changed since the pandemic, we hear from Mark Leppard in Abu Dhabi about what his school does to ensure staff numbers remain buoyant

New research exposes the workload burden placed on teachers when exams were cancelled in 2021 – as well as the ‘unfair advantage’ resits gave some students

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that smiling to pupils undermines your assertiveness as a teacher, says Jamie Thom

Leaving car engines idling outside school gates is particularly harmful to children, says charity, as a survey shows public support for a ban

Pupils in the first five years of primary in Scotland are now entitled to free school meals, but new figures show that many are not benefiting

Teaching union survey also shows six in 10 teachers saw an increase in pupils coming to school hungry

The Covid Inquiry will look at the impact of school closures “at some point” during the process, a spokesperson has said today

Although it might feel like the whole world is in crisis, teachers have to find ways to put pupils’ wellbeing first, says Andy Hargreaves – and we can look to Canadian schools to help us here

For those teachers choosing to go into school for GCSE results day, James Bullous outlines what to expect