Teacher recruitment, training and retention

Education Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Mar 2023 Closed: 27 May 2024 Parliament page
The Committee will investigate the current state of teacher retention and recruitment, the main factors causing difficulties and the impact on students. This includes assessing how well the current teacher training framework works to prepare new teachers, and how England's system compares internationally. The inquiry will look at steps the … Read more
18 Recommendations
51 Conclusions
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
1 Letter
5 Events
Activity timeline 13 events
16 Jan
2025
Report published
17 May
2024
Report published
16 Jan
2024
Correspondence
12 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
12 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
14 Nov
2023
Oral evidence
14 Nov
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
12 Sep
2023
Oral evidence
12 Sep
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
11 Jul
2023
Oral evidence
11 Jul
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
20 Jun
2023
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
12 Dec 2023
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Teacher recruitment, training and retention
Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP · Department for Education Sue Lovelock · Department for Education
14 Nov 2023
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Teacher recruitment, training and retention
Dr Luke Sibieta · Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Jack Worth · National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) Katie Waldegrave, MBE · Now Teach Philip Nye · Institute for Government Professor Becky Allen · Teach Tapp Professor Becky Francis CBE · The Curriculum and Assessment Review Sinéad Mc Brearty · Education Support
12 Sep 2023
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Deborah Weston OBE · National Association of Teachers of Religious Education Hari Rentala · Institute of Physics Professor Paul Glaister CBE · Joint Mathematical Council of the UK Rene Koglbauer · Association for Language Learning Ryan Ball · Design and Technology Association
11 Jul 2023
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Teacher training, recruitment and retention
Dr Annabel Watson · University of Exeter Dr Jasper Green · Institute of Education Melanie Renowden · National Institute of Teaching Richard Gill · Teaching School Hubs Council Russell Hobby · Teach First
20 Jun 2023
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Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Dr Mary Bousted · National Education Union Dr Patrick Roach · NASUWT Jenny Sherrard · University and College Union Julie McCulloch · Association of School and College Leaders Paul Whiteman · NAHT Professor Dame Alison Peacock · The Chartered College of Teaching
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Teacher recruitment, training and retention HC 119 17 May 2024 69 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
7 results
Clear
5 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Teacher pay requires competitive increases without adversely affecting other school budgets.
We understand the Department’s budgetary pressures. However, in order to compete with other sectors and improve recruitment and retention, teacher pay must keep pace year on year with other comparable sectors. It is also essential that funding to enable the … Read more
Government Response
The government accepted in full the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendation for a 5.5% pay award for teachers and leaders, addressing the need for pay to keep pace. However, the response did not explicitly detail how funding would avoid adverse impact on other school budgets.
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21 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Promote, review and expand veteran bursary schemes for ex-military personnel entering teaching.
We welcome the Department’s continued efforts to encourage ex-military personnel to enter the teaching profession. We view their experience managing people with differing levels of education as extremely valuable to schools. However, the Department should do more to promote the … Read more
Government Response
The government stated the veteran bursary is advertised and featured in campaigns, committing to consider how to further increase awareness. However, they confirmed the eligibility criteria remain unchanged for 2024-25 and there are no plans to introduce a non-graduate route for ex-military personnel.
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37 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Addressing teacher shortages requires both recruitment and retention, supported by attrition data
High attrition rates in shortage subjects mean that a two-pronged approach is needed to address subject specific teacher shortages. This should look at the retention of existing teachers in addition to the recruitment of new teachers. Reliable data on the … Read more
Government Response
The government stated it currently publishes some subject leaver rates and will explore publishing subject-level leaver rates from the School Workforce Census. However, it does not publish reasons for leaving at a subject level due to small sample sizes.
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38 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Require collection and publication of teacher attrition data by subject and reason
The Department should collect and publish data on the attrition of teachers by subject, particularly those in their first 5 years of teaching. Data should also be collected on the reason teachers are leaving, to improve understanding of why particular … Read more
Government Response
The government stated it already publishes subject leaver rates and will explore publishing more granular subject-level data as part of future School Workforce Census publications. They collect reasons for leaving nationally but do not publish them at subject level due to small sample sizes.
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43 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Expand Levelling Up Premium and Early Career Payments based on subject and regional demand.
We recognise the positive impact both the Early Career and Levelling Up Premium Payments can have in improving teacher retention in subjects that are experiencing teacher shortages. In line with earlier recommendations in this report the Department should expand the … Read more
Government Response
The government has accepted by doubling the previous Levelling Up Premium payments to £6,000 as a new Targeted Retention Incentive, expanding it to include eligible FE teachers. It also committed to keeping eligibility criteria under review and considering further expansion of the offer.
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60 Conclusion Accepted in Part
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Monitor implementation of workload reduction strategies across schools and review progress by Spring 2025.
The Department should also put measures in place to monitor the implementation of strategies and solutions across schools and trusts. The listed recommendations from the Workload Reduction Taskforce should be introduced as a matter of urgency with the Department reviewing … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges workload drivers and states it has made good progress implementing the Workload Reduction Taskforce's initial recommendations, including removing Performance Related Pay and launching a new online service. It notes ongoing activity regarding SEND reforms and the Child Poverty Taskforce but does not explicitly commit to specific monitoring measures or a review of all recommendations by Spring 2025.
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66 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Lead cross-government assessment of pupil mental health and review current support provision by Autumn 2024.
Once again, we recommend that the Department leads a cross-government assessment of the scale of mental health difficulties amongst pupils and review the current provision of support available in schools and outside of them. The Government should conclude this review … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the need for cross-government work and commits to improving mental health support, including specialist professionals in every school, new Young Futures hubs, and recruiting 8,500 additional mental health workers. However, it does not commit to the Autumn 2024 review deadline or specific additional CAMHS funding to meet a 4-week waiting time.
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Government Response AI assessment · 69 of 18 classified
Accepted 28
Accepted in Part 7
Acknowledged 12
Deferred 16
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 3
Total 18 recs + 51 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
16 Jan 2024 Correspondence from the Minister of State for Schools providing supplementary evidence following his recent appearance before the Committee for the Teacher recruitment, training and retention inquiry
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