The Department for Education has published its annual information
on the School workforce in
England.
Data shows:
- There are 2,346 more teachers in secondary and special
schools in England compared to last year, as government makes
progress on its additional 6,500 teacher target.
- Figures also show this year has one of the lowest leaver
rates since 2010, with 1,300 fewer teachers leaving the
state-funded sector.
- Government is committed to improving retention by providing
hundreds of millions of tax-free financial incentives and
professional development to attract and keep the best and
brightest teachers across the country, alongside targeted action
to improve teachers' workload and wellbeing.
- Our recruitment and retention strategy has been focused on
the areas that need it most including secondary schools. This is
because primary class sizes are declining alongside population
trends, with the average class size now being 26.4 compared to
27.1 in 2018/19.
- Data published by Government yesterday also shows that over a
thousand more people intend to train to become teachers in
September compared to last year, so our teacher recruitment
pipeline continues to look promising.
Please find a quote from the Education Secretary, below:
Education Secretary, said:
“Recruiting and keeping great teachers in our classrooms is
fundamental in delivering excellence, everywhere for every child
as part of our Plan for Change.
“That's why since becoming Education Secretary, I have reset the
relationship with the teaching profession with pay awards of
almost 10 per cent over two years, properly valuing teachers for
the lifechanging impact they have, and bringing teaching back to
the forefront of national life.
“We are delivering on our pledge to recruit an additional 6,500
expert teachers with more joining the profession in our secondary
and special schools and over a thousand more people intending to
train to become teachers this year compared to last, fundamental
to improving children's life chances.”
