Would you recommend a career in teaching?

There is now a widespread agreement that there is an unparalleled crisis affecting the supply of teachers and leaders in England’s schools.
This is a pity, because there is also widespread agreement that on a good day teaching is one of the most rewarding careers going.

It is not overstating it to call this a crisis. Unless we have enough teachers and leaders for every class and every school, any aspirations we have about raising standards further or opening up more opportunities for young people will remain at square one.

The teacher supply pipeline remains fractured at all career stages: teaching attracts too few quality entrants; too many teachers leave within the first few years of service; too few teachers become middle leaders; too few seek leadership positions as deputies and assistants; and even fewer wish to step up to headship or beyond.