School Workforce in England

This DfE publication provides the latest information on the composition of the school workforce employed in state-funded schools in England. Amongst other data, it shows that male classroom teachers get paid £900 more per year, on average, than their female counterparts across all grades.

The data shows that male classroom teachers received an average salary of £37,885 compared with £36,985 for their female peers. And for headteachers, the average salary for men was £77,362, compared with £68,870 for women.

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      string(4126) "ResourceWORKFORCE REMODELLING STUDYOriginal DocumentWorkforce Remodelling Study. This new research from Select Education shows the impact of workforce remodelling and the effect on staffing extended schools. The research shows the importance and ability of non-teaching staff to support education and the curriculum, by highlighting that the majority of roles needed to support teaching and learning through services such as extended schools programmes are non-teaching.KeywordsWorkforce remodelling, extended schools, non-teaching staff, curriculumSummaryThis new research from Select Education shows the impact of workforce remodelling and the effect on staffing extended schools. The research shows the importance and ability of non-teaching staff to support education and the curriculum, by highlighting that the majority of roles needed to support teaching and learning through services such as extended schools programmes are non-teaching.Key Findings:· Over 50% of schools have created non-teaching roles to re-address the balance of teaching and administrative duties in the last two years.· In two thirds of schools these roles have represented less than a quarter of the total jobs created, questioning whether they are approaching the DfES’ Raising Standards and tackling workload: national agreement (2003) and workforce remodelling effectively· The majority of non-teaching roles created with ‘high priority’ have been pupil welfare orientated, with cover supervision (45%), behaviour management (41%) and pastoral care (34%) amongst those topping the list. This complements the national agreement as it will see a shift of teachers’ clerical responsibilities to trained support staff, freeing time for teachers to concentrate on teaching and learning.· The increase in SEN workers (36%) is also encouraging given the introduction of the Disability Equality Duty last year and the inclusion in policy and practice, which will see an increased focus on SEN teaching across the board.· 48% of schools saying that the recruitment of additional administration staff would be key in the implementation of extended schools, in comparison to only 18% highlighting the need for supplementary teaching staff.· The majority (67%) of respondents are in favour of extended schools services, and whilst the focus on recruitment in this area has been limited (23%) so far, 79% of schools recognise that the service will increase teaching and learning, securing its role in education and therefore its place in the context of workforce remodelling.· 50% of schools plan to collaborate with other local schools to provide extended school services, which will minimise the strain on both personnel and physical resources, and will see the sharing of the additional sport coaches (55%) and play leaders (37%) identified as being essential in delivering activities to the wider community.· Respondents raised concerns over increased managerial issues brought by extended schools services, citing more complex management arrangements (63%) and increased managerial responsibilities (57%) as key concerns.· Respondents felt that due to extended schools activities managers would have to contend with increased pressure from parental expectations (49%) and the need for longer staff working hours (46%).ActionNotesThe linchpin to schools building the most effective workforce is to identify the most appropriate mix of staff for the individual school – from teachers, examination officers and vocational experts to teaching assistants and business managers. It isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ solution so it needs a strategic approach to support recruitment, retention and succession planning to ensure employees are carrying out the most appropriate tasks for their skill set and qualifications to not only produce and create an effective learning environment but also improve the over-all quality of education.AuthorRaspal Chima, Imaginative MindsDate CreatedFebruary 2008Enquiries to:rchima@qiis.co.uk (Authoring Unit)Month / YearPage 1 of 1©Birmingham City Council"
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Leadership

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Leadership

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9 Jul 2018

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Leadership

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Leadership

School Workforce In England

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