Opinion: Workforce

Four tangible policy solutions to tackle the recruitment crisis

Rhys Howells sets out some low-hanging fruit for policy makers to start making a dent in the recruitment crisis

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Rhys Howells
Opinion: Workforce

Is moving up a bigger retention problem than moving out? 

A new leadership pyramid has emerged that is pulling talent up faster than it can be replaced, argues David...

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David Benson
Opinion: Workforce

Making teaching attractive again must be priority one for the next government

Any incoming government will have to put an end to the failed experiment of competition that is driving teachers...

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Jonny Uttley
Opinion: Workforce

The Knowledge. What works to improve recruitment and retention?

Becky Francis sets out key findings from today's new EEF review of international evidence on successful measures to recruit...

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Becky Francis
Opinion: Workforce

If we solve the retention crisis, the recruitment crisis will follow

Staff attrition is a marker of the health of our education system and our diagnosis calls for immediate intervention,...

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Sinéad McBrearty
Opinion: Workforce

Better than before doesn’t mean the ECF is good enough

The ECF may be built on sound pedagogical foundations but trainees need to enjoy and value the experience too,...

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Becky Allen
Opinion: Workforce

RE recruitment woe is a societal problem – but not like many think

Census data showing Britain becoming a more secular society are no excuse to lose everything RE has to offer...

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Bushra Nasir
Opinion: Workforce

Teachers must resist the squeeze on their autonomy

We must confront the growing centralisation of teaching to reverse the alarming declines in recruitment, retention and job satisfaction,...

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Daniel Kebede
Opinion: Workforce

How taster days are helping us tackle the recruitment crisis

There’s no room for complacency in attracting new talent to our classrooms, writes Kaye Patrick, and our taster days...

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Kaye Patrick