TTR0021

Written evidence submitted by Terry Graves

My name is Terry Graves and I taught PE and Science full time for 35 years and for 30 of those years I was a Senior Leader in schools and PE Advisory teacher (part-time). I have taught and advised EYFS to KS5.

I now work (part-time) as a PE consultant for the Association for PE (afPE) on the Sport England Secondary Teacher Training Programme and as an afPE Quality Mark Validator and Panel Member so I am currently working closely with many schools across the age range.

The current situation regarding teacher recruitment and retention 

 

 

 

 

What action should the Department take to address the challenges in teacher recruitment and retention? 

 

How well does the current teacher training framework work to prepare new teachers and how could it be improved? 

 

 

 

How do challenges in teacher recruitment, training and retention compare to those being faced in other professions/ sectors of the economy, and is there anything that can be learned from other professions/ sectors of the economy? 

 

What particular challenges exist in teacher recruitment, training and retention for teachers from different demographic backgrounds? 

 

April 2023