It is plain for everyone to see that we have an issue of keeping teachers in the profession.
Recent Department for Education (DfE) figures show that nearly half of teachers leave the maintained sector within five years of qualifying. The pressures of the job today are significant and for me are the main reason why we have this challenge. For many new teachers the level of work required can sometimes be a shock to the system.
The responsibilities and accountability that teachers have today contribute to that pressure. Along with the number one priority – children’s attainment – there’s also school performance tables, internal performance management and Ofsted.
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