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Neurodivergent teachers, cheating with AI, devices in schools - Teacher Tapp Hey there, Teacher Tappers! We hope you had a lovely Easter weekend – our numbers tell us… 🐣 Most of the Easter egg hunts took place in the South West. 🍫 North West was were the chocolate eating…

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If the trend continues, we could see 65% of secondary teachers reporting unauthorised AI use by 2027. In primary, 12%.

Teachers already have so much to manage, now add: spotting AI use, and deciding what to do about it.

How are you handling this in your school? 👇

Teacher Tapp was invited to the House of Lords to share what teachers are telling us about AI in schools 🏛️

Students using AI without permission is rising fast.

📈 Secondary teachers reporting it has grown from 15% in 2023 to 58% in 2026
📈 In primary: from 1% to 8% over the same period

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It was our new Teacher Tapp blog-in-a-quiz that came out on top this week with more then 1,000 of you playing it!

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Two bar charts on a teal background, styled as browser windows, showing teacher reactions to the government's proposed 6.5% pay rise over three years. Top chart (without context): 68% said not enough, 15% right amount, 16% don't know, 1% too much. Bottom chart (with added context that average UK earnings are forecast to grow by 7% in the same period): 78% said not enough, 13% right amount, 9% don't know, 0% too much. Each chart answered by around 4,700 teachers on 28th March 2026, weighted to reflect teacher and school demographics. Source: Teacher Tapp.

We asked teachers what they thought of a 6.5% pay increase over three years 👇

To get a better understanding of how they were reacting to the proposal, we split Tappers in two:

• Without context - 68% said it wasn't enough
• With context (salaries were due to rise 7% anyway) - that jumped to 78%

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82% of secondary school teachers say that they've had to correct things their students have learned on social media 📲

Our Head of Community took this to the House of Lords...

The decline in job advertisements should not be mistaken for an improvement in staffing. Schools are advertising less, but teachers do not report feeling better staffed.

Our annual report on Teacher Recruitment and Retention is out now 

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Articles - Teacher Tapp In-depth analysis of the latest Teacher Tapp data plus a round up of the week's most popular CPD links

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The most read article of the week was ‘Discounts for teachers’ by MoneySavingsExpert 📚

TLR payments, trips and time on the phone - Teacher Tapp Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of…

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Parent contact is getting harder to manage and the data shows a consistent drift in the wrong direction 📞

1-in-5 secondary senior leaders spent more than an hour on parent phone calls. Between Nov 2025 & Mar 2026, the proportion finding it unmanageable crept up for both teachers and senior leaders.

78% of teachers never negotiate their salary.

We asked thousands of teachers for their best tips 💡

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💭 So what's the "right" length?

The data suggests it depends on where you are — but costs don't always rise with each extra night, which might be worth knowing when you're planning yours.

Got tips for a great value residential? We'd love to hear them 👇

The Year 6 residential is a rite of passage but how long should it actually be? 🎒

We asked over 2,000 teachers. In state primary schools, two nights is the clear winner (42%). In private schools? Four nights is most common (53%).

TLR payments, trips and time on the phone - Teacher Tapp Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of…

With such low enthusiasm for middle leadership pay rewards, could this be contributing to the sluggish classroom teacher to headteacher pipeline? We plan to ask more questions to find out.

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Is a TLR worth the extra workload? Most teachers say no.

🏫 Only 22% of primary teachers think it's worth it, vs 33% of secondary
📚 The highest dissatisfaction was among English teachers - 73% say it's not worth it
🌍 MFL teachers are the most positive, but 65% still disagree

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Whether cover was needed made almost no difference to paid time off - 94% without cover were paid, 95% with cover were too.

It comes down to school policy. One school even offers a free virtual GP to help. Senior leaders - how do you manage this? Let us know at england@teachertapp.co.uk 📩

Unfortunately, booking medical appointments around the school day can be tricky and often comes with very little say over when teachers can be seen.

42% of teachers reported booking their last medical appointment during the school day, with 22% needing to be covered to allow them to attend.

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Articles - Teacher Tapp In-depth analysis of the latest Teacher Tapp data plus a round up of the week's most popular CPD links

Daily reads can be found at the bottom of our weekly Tuesday blogs.

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The most read article of the week was ‘Outcomes for pupils with low reading attainment at Key Stage 2' by @fftedudatalab.bsky.social 📚

Teachers and medical appointments, TOIL trips and negotiating pay... - Teacher Tapp Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of…

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