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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Teacher recruitment, training and retention
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
3 results
Clear
14 Recommendation Not Addressed
Second Report - Teacher recruitmen…
Improve communication on different routes into teaching and their suitability for applicants.
We have heard that there remains a lack of awareness and understanding about the variety of routes into teaching and what routes into teaching are most appropriate for prospective teacher trainees. The Department should improve communication around the different routes … Read more
Government Response
The government response simply repeats the recommendation without committing to any specific action.
Department for Education
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57 Conclusion Not Addressed
Second Report - Teacher recruitmen…
Accelerate efforts to reduce teacher working hours sooner than the current target.
We welcome the progress made towards reducing teachers working hours, acknowledging that the 5-hour reduction between 2016 and 2019 was a move in the right direction. However, workload remains a top concern for teachers. We welcome the Department’s ambition to … Read more
Government Response
The government describes the launch of a new digital service 'Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff' which updates the previous Workload Reduction Toolkit. It commits to adding new resources and promoting the service, but does not address the urgency of reducing working hours.
Department for Education
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64 Conclusion Not Addressed
Second Report - Teacher recruitmen…
Make wraparound support widely available and delivered by appropriate organisations for non-school issues.
We are concerned that since the pandemic teachers are spending more time on addressing issues that would typically fall outside the remit of schools, including family conflict resolution and mental health support. Wraparound support must urgently be made more widely … Read more
Government Response
The government states it does not believe defining school responsibilities would be helpful and mentions a future Child Poverty Taskforce strategy and existing SEND reforms, but does not commit to urgently making wraparound support more widely available by appropriate organisations.
Department for Education
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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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