Talent Education

Our ice cream van is back out across Greater Manchester 😎🍦

Over this summer term we will be visiting schools and delivering over 1,500 ice creams to children and staff.

Not only is it one of the small things we do that tends to bring a genuine moment of joy to a school day, but it also connects to something bigger.

At Talent Education, our mission is to positively impact 5,000 children's lives across Greater Manchester by 2027.

Keep an eye out for us this term!

Over 32,000 people started teacher training this year, which can sound like a crowded field to walk into, but for the right subjects it really isn't.

The DfE missed its secondary recruitment targets in 13 of 18 subjects last year, with physics hitting just 31% of target, computing 37% and modern foreign languages 43%, meaning schools are not waiting around for those candidates.

The financial side reflects that, with bursaries of £29,000 on offer for chemistry, computing, maths and physics trainees in 2026-27, and early career teachers in shortage subjects at eligible schools able to claim targeted retention payments of up to £6,000 tax-free per year.

Greater Manchester is one of the busier regions outside London for school recruitment and schools here are already lining up September 2026 appointments, so the teachers having conversations now tend to get more choice than the ones who wait until summer to start looking.

If you're newly qualified and weighing up your options, it's worth understanding what your position in this market actually is before you commit to the first offer that comes along.

Talent Education works with early career teachers across Greater Manchester, and we're happy to have a conversation about what's out there.

Competition time! 📣👇

We're excited to announce our new competition celebrating the unsung heroes of education 🏆

Here's what you need to do:

Nominate someone at your school who deserves recognition, whether that's a teacher, TA, member of SLT, admin or support staff, and tell us why.

If they win, they (and the whole school) will win a prize to celebrate together 🎉

🥇 1st Prize · £500
£300 voucher for the nominee · £200 in classroom or staffroom resources for the school

🥈 2nd Prize · £300
£200 voucher for the nominee · £100 in classroom or staffroom resources for the school

🥉 3rd Prize · £150
£100 voucher for the nominee · £50 in classroom or staffroom resources for the school

To nominate, tell us why they deserve this recognition: https://buff.ly/QVxnjQN

*Competition will run until 10th July 2026.

Good luck!