Incentive Programmes for the recruitment and retention of Teachers in Further Education

Early career, Flexible and part-time working, Pay, Policy Documents, Professional development, Recruitment, Retention

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Incentive Programmes for the recruitment and retention of Teachers in Further Education

Date: December 2018

Author/s: Department for Education (DfE)

Keywords: Financial incentives and limitations; mentoring, induction, workload management, professional autonomy, subject-specific challenges, leadership, status, regional variation; evidence base

Summary:

This research report underpinned 2019 policy discussions by identifying which financial incentives (like bursaries) were most effective for the FE sector. Identifying that long-term retention also requires holistic approaches such as high-quality mentoring, ongoing professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Reference: Incentive programmes for the recruitment and retention of teachers in FE literature review. (2018). CooperGibson research. London: DfE

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