If the researchers are correct the numbers of teachers leaving full-time teaching, and those considering their departure, are at their highest for several years.
That makes teacher recruitment – and keeping current teachers in schools – an absolute priority for everyone, particularly school leaders.
Creating a culture that gives new and established teachers a clear career development path, lots of support and recognition and the opportunity to play a full part in the success of their school is well within the powers of heads and their senior leadership teams if they adopt the right strategies.
For Jamie Jardine, principal at The Heath School in Runcorn, Cheshire, teacher recruitment and retention is a priority area and the approaches that he and his team have adopted are worth sharing.
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