You may be interested in embarking on a career in teaching but are unsure of how much teachers get paid? The Department for Education (DfE) has said salaries for new teachers are set to rise to £30,000 by 2022-23, and the move would make starting salaries for teachers among the most competitive in the graduate labour market.
Tutoring will be at the forefront of a “catch-up plan” for pupils. The government will spend £1 billion on an education “catch-up plan”, with a large chunk of the cash going directly to schools.
How do you find your QTS certificate and do you need it when applying for teaching jobs? You will need to login to the Teacher Self-Service Portal to access electronic copies of your QTS certificate.
You might be asked by your school to teach outside your subject specialism for a temporary period of time. This might be because of staff shortages or restructuring taking place within your school or Trust.
You might have heard of the Early Career Framework but might be unsure about what it is or when it is rolling out. The Early Career Framework aims to improve the level of support for teachers.
The DfE has announced that we will be saying farewell to the skill tests as a prerequisite to joining the profession.
You might have heard of a subject access request but might be unsure of what it actually is. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) explains you have the right to ask an organisation, such as a school, whether or not they are using or storing your personal information.
Working in a school requires lots of personal interactions and sometimes heated conversations with your colleagues. Navigating different personalities and egos can be difficult, especially under the pressures of high workload and accountability. However, in some cases having an early informal conversation with your line manager or headteacher can help de-escalate tensions and can help solve issues quickly.
In this article we provide a summary of how to make a freedom of information (FOI) request. GOV.UK explains you have the right to ask to see recorded information held by public authorities.
You might be apprehensive about returning to school after a period of maternity leave. You could be unsure about whether your teaching responsibilities will have changed, the hours you will work and your health and safety.
