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School workforce in England (2026 release)

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This recent report is the 2026 publication of the school workforce statistics for England, reporting on the 2025 figures. The reports are published annually. The statistics on retention on recently qualified teachers indicate the persistent challenge of retaining new entrants to the profession. Just over 10% of teachers who qualified...
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Further Education Workforce Annual Report

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Provides a detailed overview of FE workforce trends including recruitment, retention, and wellbeing. Identifies pay and working conditions as key drivers of workforce shortages....
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Teacher recruitment and retention in England

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The briefing provides a summary of current and comparative evidence from previous years related to teacher supply, teacher vacancy rates, attrition from the workforce, working hours and pay. It provides further summary overviews of financial incentives to improve recruitment and key policy initiatives, the Early Career Framework and the ITT...
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Qualitative insight into experiences of leavers and those considering leaving the English state school sector

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This reports the findings from the qualitative research that accompanied the DfE Working lives of Teachers and Leaders longitudinal survey research (2021-26). It comprised 60 in-depth interviews carried out in autumn 2025 with those who had left their teaching and leadership roles in state schools and those considering leaving. It...
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The School Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2026

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NFER's comprehensive annual report analyses teacher recruitment and retention trends across all school phases. Key findings show some improvement in recruitment into initial teacher training, most likely driven by deteriorating wider employment opportunities. Secondary recruitment remains below target. There is partial improvement in teacher recruitment and retention compared with previous...
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Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders

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The WLTL is a five-year longitudinal study of primary and secondary teachers and leaders in England that explores trends in the experience and views of the school workforce, related to supply, retention and recruitment over time. The project has produced a series of reports and report summaries based on survey...
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School workforce in England

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These reports on the school workforce statistics for England are published annually in June and are available from June 2019. They provide comprehensive overviews of the total numbers in the school workforce (teachers, teaching assistants, ‘others’); entrants, leavers, vacancy rate, pupil-teacher ratio, median pay and teacher retention after one year,...
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Teacher Workforce: Secondary and Further Education

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Evaluates whether government spending is effectively addressing teacher shortages across schools and FE. Highlights ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, including pay disparities and weak workforce planning....
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Teacher Workforce: Secondary and Further Education

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This comprehensive NAO report provides a full assessment of teacher recruitment and retention challenges across both secondary schools and further education colleges. It highlights ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, including pay disparities and weak workforce planning. The report documents that the government budgeted £700 million in 2024-25 for teacher recruitment...
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Government Evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body – annual reports

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The DfE evidence submissions to the STRB for each annual pay award cycle outline the government's assessment of teacher supply challenges and recruitment/retention strategy. They reflect contemporary issues impacting current and projected teacher supply. The documents present data on ITT recruitment, teacher leaving rates, and the government's commitment to additional...
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