The age of the country’s workforce is shifting considerably, with a recent government report concluding that by 2022 the number of people in work aged between 50 and the state pension age will rise from 3.7 million to 13.8 million.
In addition, the number of workers aged 16 to 49 is set to fall by 700,000.
In education this means that schools are set to lose a generation of experienced teaching staff, threatening a further skills shortage.
Furthermore, research from recruitment firm Randstad Education, published this week, has revealed that a third of teachers are planning to retire early, with older staff members much more likely to be planning an early get away.
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