Thanks to Brenda Robb for this: In the Guardian today: The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed. The annual school workforce census shows there are 466,300 teachers in state schools this year, a fall of more than 1,900 since last year due to declining numbers in mainstream primary and secondary schools. But the Department for Education said the government was meeting its manifesto pledge to employ 6,500 additional teachers over the current parliament, with more special needs and … Continue reading Scotland has 15% more teachers to fuel it’s better performance than England