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Target was to fill 2,000 places on the secondary PGDE this year but just 1,002 were taken – with maths, physics, computing, technical education, languages, chemistry and music among worst hit

91¶¶Òõ’ education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted ‘punch’ comment

Humza Yousaf made the admission when quizzed about a 91¶¶Òõ Scotland exclusive revealing almost one in five probationers have opted out of this year’s induction scheme

The government says it will need 9 per cent fewer postgraduate secondary trainees – despite missing its target by half this year

Putting SEND training at the heart of the ECF is a welcome move – but it should be a golden thread through all career stages, says this trust executive

‘Top-down’ education reforms have a poor track record and Scotland’s school staff should be entrusted with key decisions, advises expert analysis

What schools can do to attract younger teachers amid a recruitment crisis, according to one expert

EIS union says workload pressures, under-resourcing of ASN and rising violence are prompting new teachers to ‘pursue other opportunities’

Recruiting teachers from other countries that need them, ‘morally’ doesn’t ‘feel like the right thing for us to be doing’, says ASCL general secretary

Leaders at Haileybury College and Haileybury Turnford reveal the key ingredients to their partnership’s success and how it supports best practice in education for both schools

A report highlighting concerns about how pupils are taught spoken language skills shows schools must do more in this area, says Speech and Language UK chief Jane Harris

A significant number of tutors also believe the Early Career Framework has no impact on whether new teachers are likely to stay in the profession