Teaching workforce recruitment, training and retention examined by MPs
The Education Committee will question trade union leaders, academics and teacher training providers on improving recruitment and retention in the teaching workforce.
Meeting details
In this session, the Committee will investigate the Government’s progress towards its target of hiring 6,500 new teachers. Since it was made, Ministers have said the figure will not apply to primary school teachers, and will apply to all new teachers rather than just those in subjects with the worst shortages, such as languages and STEM subjects.
MPs will also explore the effectiveness of incentives to join the profession such as bursaries and scholarships, as well as retention payments designed to encourage teachers to stay in their careers.
There will be questions on whether reforms to the National Professional Qualifications and Early Career framework have been successful in retaining early and mid-career staff.
The cross-party Committee will also question the union representatives on the impact of pupil behaviour on teachers’ morale and decisions to quit the profession.
The witnesses are also likely to be asked about teachers’ workload, flexibility around working hours and future pay increases.