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Making teaching an attractive profession: What are the challenges and opportunities for minority ethnic teachers in England?

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This paper examines the recruitment and retention of minority ethnic teachers in England and the barriers to career progression experienced by teachers of colour and consequences for their retention. It analyses interviews with teachers and school leaders of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Findings indicate that these teachers obtained teaching posts, but...
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What helps to attract minority ethnic teachers in England?: Results from a national survey

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This paper reports on a national survey of 3,646 serving teachers to examine the factors impacting the attraction of teachers to work in schools and their reasons for leaving. Workload is identified as the biggest factor influencing teachers’ intentions to leave. Findings indicate that concerns about pay and the ethnic...
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Missing Mothers

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The report is based on survey research with women teachers who leave teaching following maternity, typically in their thirties. This accounts for a large proportion of attrition from teaching after the early career stage. It recommends changes that could attract more women to return to teaching following becoming a parent,...
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Teacher recruitment, retention and progression. Supporting career development for all

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This edition of the journal Impact, by the Chartered College of Teaching, provides a collection of brief articles that examine teacher recruitment and retention from differing perspectives. There is notable attention to the ways in which school culture and leadership affects teacher retention and to the ways in which discrimination...
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