It is almost a year since Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector, described it as “a national scandal” that an estimated 40 per cent of new teachers leave the profession within five years. Now, with a General Election less than five months away, demand for full-time teachers remains high and our political parties need to further simplify routes into the profession to match demand.
The Department for Education’s data shows that the number of people entering teacher training in 2014 fell short of predicted demand for the third year running. This is in spite of a spate of initiatives intended to make the profession more attractive.
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