Recruiting and managing non-teaching school staff

Flexible working, handling strike action, employment issues, trade union facility time, classroom support staff, school business management.

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Guidance and regulation

• Get help with flexible working in schools
  • Detailed guide
  • 2 June 2025
  • Department for Education
• Education staff wellbeing charter
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 May 2024
  • Department for Education
• Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006
  • Statutory guidance
  • 31 August 2018
  • Department for Education
• Staffing and employment: advice for schools
  • Guidance
  • 2 October 2024
  • Department for Education
• Barring unsuitable individuals from managing independent schools
  • Guidance
  • 8 June 2022
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• School support staff body reinstated
  • 10 October 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• New support for flexible working in schools pledged at summit
  • 30 October 2017
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• 拢1 million to help schools recruit high-calibre governors
  • 18 March 2015
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• New sports coach website launched for primary schools
  • 10 March 2015
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Ex-military personnel to drive up standards among disengaged pupils
  • 7 December 2012
  • Department for Education
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Use of supply teachers in schools
  • 27 September 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• School workforce in England: November 2015
  • 23 March 2020
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• School workforce in England: November 2014
  • 23 March 2020
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• School workforce in England: November 2013
  • 23 March 2020
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• School workforce in England: November 2011
  • 23 March 2020
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Staffing and employment advice for schools
  • 24 May 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 10 February 2016
• Trade union facility time in schools: review
  • 16 January 2014
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 25 October 2013
• Increasing flexible working in schools
  • 11 December 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Vetting and barring scheme remodelling review: report and recommendations
  • 1 February 2011
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Number of ex-teachers joining the school workforce: 2021 to 2022
  • 12 January 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Crown Commercial Service