NEU comments on NFER report on Ethnic Disparities in the Teaching Workforce

Commenting on Racial Equality in the Teacher Workforce, a new report by the National Foundation for Educational Research, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said:   

“At a time when Black teachers especially in senior positions are so under-represented, it is unacceptable that the pipeline to teaching careers is blighted with racial disparities. Additionally, in research supported by the NEU in 2021 and conducted by the University of Newcastle and Leeds Beckett University into the content of initial teacher training (ITT) courses, it was found that attention to anti-racism was woefully lacking. The NEU is calling for a complete review of ITT from access to curriculum with particular focus on enabling and empowering Black teachers and preparing all teachers for creating inclusive and anti-racist classrooms.”