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Teacher misconduct collection

This collection contains information about regulating the teaching profession and the process for dealing with cases of serious misconduct The information contained will be of interest to: employers of teachers […]

Qualified teacher status (QTS): qualify to teach in England

Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England. Overview Qualified teacher status (QTS) is a legal requirement […]

Minister urges social landlords to open the door to childminders

Minister Coutinho writes to housing associations, social landlords and developers to urge them to allow childminders to work from their rented properties. Published 21 August 2023 Department for Education and […]

Pupils in disadvantaged areas to benefit from new free schools

New Government Press Release 22 August 2023 Fifteen new free schools to open in areas where education outcomes are poorest to drive up school standards. From: Department for Education and […]

Want to become a Teacher?

If you are thinking of training to become a teacher there is lots of help and guidance to get you started. Follow this link to access the government website dedicated […]

Agency Worker Regulations (Updated 2022)

Your employment rights as an agency worker. When you’re working through an agency, it’s important to know if you’re classed as an ’employee’ or a ‘worker’ under employment status law. […]

NJC Payscales 2023

The NJC payscales, which are local government payscales resulting from negotiations between the employer and trade union sides of the National Joint Council, have been agreed for the 2022/23 year. […]

Are Supply Agencies the Bad Guys? We don’t think so….

Yesterday we were contacted through the site by a teacher, the message read ‘It appears you are not in fact a teacher informed platform, rather than an advertising/promotion site’. We […]

Call to Arms – Department for Education

Number of ex-teachers coming forward to join the school workforce on 20th December 2021, the Department issued a call for ex-teachers to return to the profession as part of the […]

Contingency Framework

Summary The contingency framework describes the principles of managing local outbreaks of coronavirus (COVID-19) (including responding to variants of concern) in education and childcare settings, covering: the types of measures […]