Justine Greening, the education secretary, said the Department for Education was carrying out a “deep dive analysis” on why the country is facing a teacher shortage, and acknowledged that factors such as Ofsted and social deprivation had a part to play.
In her address to delegates at the Association of School and College Leaders’ national conference in Birmingham last week, Ms Greening said heads and teachers were “drivers of social mobility” who were best able to inspire and engage pupils.
After her address, Ms Greening was heckled by heads during a question and answer session when she claimed that grammar schools helped to close the attainment gap between disadvantaged and other children.
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