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Bringing together the evidence on teacher supply in England:

A collaborative initiative bringing together expertise across schools and Further Education

The Teaching Supply Alliance (TSA) website provides curated, published, predominantly open-access evidence on teacher recruitment, retention and workforce development in schools and Further Education. It also provides links to journal articles, books and chapters that may not always be open-access but that are relevant to the analysis of teacher supply in England. 

By bringing research, policy analysis and sector insight together in one place, the TSA aims to make it easier for practitioners, researchers, policymakers and system leaders to access the knowledge needed to understand the teacher workforce, the challenges it faces and develop solutions to mitigate the issues identified. It is hoped that the TSA website will provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ for evidence on teacher supply in England. 
 
The TSA Website is intended to be an evolving curation of the available evidence, and will be updated at regular intervals. We welcome suggestions of evidence that should be included and you can contact us at info@teachingsupplyalliance.co.uk.
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Vision Statement

The TSA supports the securing of a robust, sustainable and diverse teaching workforce for schools and Further Education, informed by high-quality research evidence on teacher recruitment, retention and professional development. 

Our Secretariat

  • Co-Chair: Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Professor of Education and Dean, Plymouth Marjon University
  • Co-Chair: Emma Hollis, CEO NASBTT
  • Content Lead (Schools): Professor Caroline Daly, Director of the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research, UCL Institute of Education
  • Content Lead (Further Education): Jessica Cowen, FE Teacher Education Consultant.
  • Digital Lead: Robert Caudwell, Co-founder, Penrose Education 
  • For more information about our Secretariat, please visit: Our Secretariat

Our Network

We are delighted to be supported by the following organisations:

Latest Additions

Schools in England
School Teachers’ Review Body 36th Report 2026

Summary:

The School Teachers’ Review Body 36th Report noted some improvement in teachers’ pay and conditions but advises that attention is needed to further stabilise recruitment and retention. It made a recommendation for an increase of 9.8% in teachers’ pay over three years in 2026-2028 and proposes that schools should be...
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Further Education in England
Job Roles within the Further Education Workforce

Summary:

This research uses the FE Workforce Data Collection to analyse job roles and salary variation across colleges. It finds significant variability in role descriptions and median earnings, with FE teachers earning £34,875 compared to lower-paid instructors (£25,452), and notes that the FE workforce is older and more likely to work...
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Share your evidence

If you have published evidence on an area of Teacher Supply in England, please use the form below to share it with us.

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