Teachers from big cities were offered an incentive to work in remote Washington schools for three years to address the shortage

Big city teachers are being encouraged to take up a new initiative to promote them into leadership positions – and pay them better – if they commit to a three-year commitment to a regional or remote school.

Teachers do not use Romeo and Juliet, claims the Prime Minister in defence of the literature purge by the education authorities

A “clean-up” of the books and plays taught to high school students – including the removal of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” and other texts – is being driven forward by teachers, the prime minister says. After the Sunday Times announced last week that older works had been replaced in the updated list of prescribed texts … Read more

Most teachers want to leave school before retirement

Most public school teachers see no future in their profession. Seven out of ten say they do not believe they will be able to stay in the profession until retirement. Mid-career professionals are the most unsure about whether to stay or quit, according to a survey of 8,000 public school teachers, principals and other education … Read more