Drop in teacher training recruits revealed

24/03/17

There are fears it could get even tougher to recruit teachers after a drop in the number of trainees on courses in England.

The latest figures show a 7% drop in acceptances on to teacher training courses for this year. Head teachers’ leaders said the drop in recruits would deepen the teacher recruitment crisis.

The Department for Education said there were more teachers than ever before in England’s schools. It said it was investing £1.3bn in recruitment over this Parliament, and had devised schemes to ensure new teachers stayed in their jobs in those areas that have a poor record of retaining teachers.

Because of the high turnover in the profession, schools in England need to recruit about 30,000 new teachers every year to stand still.

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