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Recruitment and retention advice

As new survey findings highlight the challenge of teacher mobility between schools, Alex Collinson offers three steps that school leaders can take to retain their teachers and recruit effectively

The latest State of Education report from The Key, based on a survey of more than 2,000 school leaders and governors, provides an insight into some of the big challenges, concerns and priorities for schools today.

It may not come as a surprise that one of the main findings of this year’s survey is that school leaders are concerned about teacher recruitment and retention.

Just over a third of schools overall said they face a shortage of teachers – and in secondary schools the problem seems more acute, affecting just under half. Some regions also seem to be suffering more than others, with half of schools in the South East and nearly six in 10 schools in London reporting teacher shortages.

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