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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

Monday 20 January 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Chris Matheson asked about trends in teacher recruitment and retention.
  • The minister noted a high attrition rate of one third of teachers.
  • Since 2014, efforts have been made to reduce unnecessary workload demands on teachers.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Chris Matheson Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
Education
Context

The Minister provided data on teacher recruitment and retention.

Question

What assessment he has made of trends in the level of teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention. That means that one third are leaving, which is a high attrition rate. We know that pay freezes are one reason for that, but also the crushing workload.

Answer from Nick Gibb (Minister of State for School Standards)

Since we conducted the workload challenge survey in 2014, we have worked hard to reduce the unnecessary demands on teachers' time, whether that is cumbersome marking practices or excessive data collection. Since 2016, teachers' working hours have fallen by five hours per week.

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