Five key findings from NFER’s teacher retention and recruitment dashboard New service lays bare the supply crisis facing schools in England, with some areas losing up to a third of their teachers
DfE misses secondary teacher recruitment target by over 40% ‘Catastrophic’ ITT recruitment data also shows primary target was missed by 7% for this year
Nearly half of secondary schools using non-specialists to teach maths Teacher recruitment woes mean more secondary pupils taught by non-specialists – and schools with lower Ofsted ratings worst hit
Governor vacancies hit six-year high as most boards report unfilled posts The NGA says trusts and schools are struggling to recruit and boards are getting older – with just 1 in 100 governors under 30
Ofsted warns new ‘coasting schools’ powers could fuel ‘quick fixes’ DfE will plough on with ordering more schools to academise or join new trusts, despite fears reforms will hit recruitment and discourage trusts from taking on schools
Teacher pay rise proposals will ‘exacerbate supply challenges’ The NFER backs higher pay rises, bursaries and bonuses – but secondary teachers should get higher awards than primary ones
Jump in teachers leaving, plus 6 more school workforce findings Thousands more teachers leaving the profession again as pandemic effect wears off, with vacancies at highest since 2010
National Institute of Teaching wants to be ‘tide that lifts all boats’ CEO Melanie Renowden tells Schools Week why the sector should embrace rather than fear the new flagship teacher training initiative
£3k teachers retention bonuses: How they will work Up to 7,000 early-career computing, maths, physics and chemistry teachers in 2,500 schools will receive retention bonuses