Teacher recruitment, training and retention: Evidence to Education Committee

Attrition and turnover, Early career, Pay, Professional development, Reports, Retention

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Teacher recruitment, training and retention: Evidence to Education Committee

Date: June, 2023

Author/s: The Institute for Fiscal Studies

Keywords: Retention; new teachers; teachers’ pay; induction; professional learning

Summary:

The report explores the multiple factors that impact on teachers’ decisions to leave the profession. There is a specific focus on teachers’ pay but the report also identifies the range of issues that need to inform policy to address the problem. At the time of reporting, 1 in 5 new teachers left the profession within their first two years of teaching, and almost 1 in 3 within their first five years. The report calls for improved support for new teachers via an enhanced probationary/induction period and professional learning provision.

Reference: IFS (2023). Teacher recruitment, training and retention: Evidence to Education Committee. The Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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