What helps to attract minority ethnic teachers in England?: Results from a national survey

Academic Journal Articles, Attrition and turnover, Leadership and culture, Pay, Recruitment, Retention, Workforce diversity and representation, Workload and working conditions

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What helps to attract minority ethnic teachers in England?: Results from a national survey

Date: 2025

Author/s: Gorard, S., Gao, Y., See, BH., Tereshchenko, A., Siddiqui, N. and Demie, F

Keywords: workload; ethnic minority teachers; school leadership; diversity

Summary:

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 mix of the leadership, staff and students in schools are important factors in minority ethnic teachers’ decision-making. It is suggested that policy should aim to increase the ethnic mix of schools across regions of England.

Reference: Gorard, S., Gao, Y., See, BH., Tereshchenko, A., Siddiqui, N. and Demie, F. (2025) What helps to attract minority ethnic teachers in England?: Results from a national survey. Review of Education Studies, 5 (1). pp. 50 – 75

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