NFER: Study suggests tackling ethnic disparities in teacher workforce could help solve recruitment and retention crisis

Monday, 9 June 2025 00:01

New research indicates tackling ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment and retention could significantly contribute to the Government's pledge to recruit and retain 6,500 teachers. The report by NFER, funded by Mission 44 - the foundation launched by Sir Lewis Hamilton to drive change so that every young person can thrive in school and beyond - reveals: If UK domiciled applicants to postgraduate teacher training from ethnic minority* backgrounds were accepted on to...Request free trial