Tackling education staff shortages can’t be a “one-solution fits all”
In this article, Simon discusses how the focus for schools and trusts shouldn’t be on a one-solution fits all approach to the staffing crisis. Instead,…
Teacher Shortage
There is currently a teacher shortage, this is not just in the UK, but worldwide. It is estimated that worldwide we need nearly 69 million more teachers by 2030 to achieve universal basic education.
Why is there a teacher shortage?
There is a teacher shortage due to a number of reasons, with the most common being a low salary, high workload and poor working conditions, resulting in a poor retention rate with a fifth of teachers exiting after their first two years.
How does England compare to other countries?
On average in OECD countries, over 25% of students attend schools where administrators have noted that the quality of education is compromised due to insufficient teaching personnel. In England, this percentage exceeds the OECD average, standing at 28.1%
In the UK the number of students wanting to go into teaching has declined by 79% and the number of teacher vacancies has doubled in two years.
How can the teacher shortage be fixed?
- Boost teacher pay
- Improve working conditions
- Work on teacher retention
- Reduce workload
- Make getting into teaching more attractive for young people
Check out some of the articles down below on teacher retention
Labour’s plan for world-class teachers to reduce agency payments as schools pay recruiters £8 billion to find new teachers since 2010
Labour has pledged to save taxpayers billions of pounds paid by schools each year to teacher recruitment agencies through its new plan to embed “world-class…
Bradford College Celebrates Ofsted ‘Good’ for Teacher Training
Teacher training provision at Bradford College has been awarded a ‘Good’ rating after a recent Ofsted inspection. The latest report awarded all areas of Primary,…
How Coaching Could Play a Bigger Role in Teaching
It goes without saying (though it’s worth repeating) the challenges of teaching are growing and having an enormous impact on the lives of FE teachers.…
Undervalued Assets
Ian Pryce discusses how data shows that colleges in the education sector are often overlooked and compared unfairly to schools and universities and how closing…
Post-16 maths and the solution that already exists
There’s already an answer to the challenge of how to continue maths for Post-16s. Core Maths was introduced in 2017 and is a well-regarded but…
Tech Solutions for Teaching Shortage
Teachers are tired, burned out and quitting. According to a survey of teachers done by classroom learning management system Kami, half of all teachers are…