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Manchester schools spending millions on supply teachers
Date Published: 18 Aug 2010 Manchester schools spending millions on supply teachers

Schools in Manchester spend nearly £8m a year on temporary staff. Read more...

More than 50,00 teachers off sick in Staffordshire every year
Date Published: 03 Aug 2010 More than 50,00 teachers off sick in Staffordshire every year

Some 24,943 teacher absences have been attributed to stress-related issues. Read more...

Supply teachers help others maintain professional development
Date Published: 01 Jun 2010 Supply teachers help others maintain professional development

Supply teachers play an important role when called upon to cover absent colleagues. Read more...

Supply teachers thanked for covering absences
Date Published: 28 Apr 2010 Supply teachers thanked for covering absences

Trinity Primary School was forced to draft in supply teachers after six permanent staff members were stranded abroad by the volcanic ash cloud. Read more...

Ash cloud chaos creates opportunities for supply teachers
Date Published: 22 Apr 2010 Ash cloud chaos creates opportunities for supply teachers

A school in the midlands has been forced to call on two supply teachers and two assistants to compensate for a staff shortage. Read more...

Teaching disrupted by ban on UK flights
Date Published: 19 Apr 2010 Teaching disrupted by ban on UK flights

Teaching in UK schools is set to be disrupted this week as students return to the classroom following the Easter break. Read more...

Sex education introduction failure 'a travesty'
Date Published: 13 Apr 2010 Sex education introduction failure 'a travesty'

The dropping of sex education from the children, schools and families bill has been criticised. Read more...

Supply teachers being treated unfairly
Date Published: 07 Apr 2010 Supply teachers being treated unfairly

Supply teachers may currently be finding it tough to find work, being underpaid for the work they do and missing out receiving pension contributions. Read more...

Targeting stress could reduce need for supply teachers
Date Published: 07 Apr 2010 Targeting stress could reduce need for supply teachers

Close to 100 teachers across Oldham were absent each day last year, over half of which because of long-term sickness. Read more...

Supply teaching cover costs Liverpool schools close to £9 million
Date Published: 31 Mar 2010 Supply teaching cover costs Liverpool schools close to £9 million

Some 21 schools in Liverpool spent six-figure sums in 2008-09 on providing cover for absent staff. Read more...

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