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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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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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A Review of the Experience of Becoming a Teacher in the English Further Education System

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This systematic review synthesises evidence on the experiences of individuals becoming FE teachers in England, examining routes into teaching, induction experiences, and factors affecting early-career development. Key findings highlight the importance of mentoring, collegial support, and manageable workload in shaping positive transitions, while identifying performativity pressures, limited professional autonomy, and...
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Supporting Teacher Retention and Career Progression: Fostering Early Career Teacher Self-Efficacy Through Reflective Practice and Professional Development

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The education landscape in England faces a critical challenge: the significant and sustained attrition of early career teachers (ECTs) and its subsequent impact on education stability. This chapter addresses how reflective practice, and targeted professional development can foster self-efficacy, autonomy, and job satisfaction among ECTs, ultimately improving retention rates and...
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The Government Response to Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention

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The official government pledge to expand flexible working and confirmed the continuation of the Teacher Mentoring Programme (TMP) to support 1,800 FE early-career teachers by March 2025....
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Supporting or stifling? Experiences of beginning teachers working within the Early Career Framework

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This research article examines the experiences of new teachers working with the Early Career Framework (ECF). It offers a critique of the ECF based on the findings from survey and interview data, suggesting that a core problem is the ‘one size fits all’ design of the framework. Early Career Teachers...
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Exploring Education Policy and Reform in England (2010 – 2024) and the Early Career Framework: The unfolding of an education ‘market’ for teacher development

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This chapter provides an overview and critical analysis of the Early Career Framework (ECF) education policy in England. This policy formed a fundamental part of the Department for Educations Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy in 2019, establishing a mandatory framework of professional formation for early career teachers (ECTs) to become...
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Early Career Teacher Entitlement: Great Expectations

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This book explores the expectations set by the Department for Education (DfE) in the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy (2019) and provides insights into the experiences of Early Career Teachers and mentors working with Year 2 of the Early Career Framework. It examines the successes and failures that led to...
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Building a Stronger Further Education College Workforce

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This mixed-methods research, investigates barriers to recruiting and retaining FE teachers in Construction, Engineering, and Digital subjects. It finds that pay disparities with industry and schools, high workload centered on administrative tasks, limited pay progression, and inadequate support for new recruits are key factors undermining FE teacher supply....
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ITT core content framework and early career framework: call for evidence

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This call for evidence from the Department for Education (DfE) was intended to inform a review of the Early Career Framework (ECF) and initial teacher training (ITT) Core Content Framework (CCF), both published in 2019. The ECF set out the entitlements to professional learning and mentor support for the first...
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