Like many of my peers, I was concerned, frustrated, but sadly not surprised by the latest findings in the workforce research from the NFER, showing that all ethnic groups other than white are under-represented at each career stage, except postgraduate ITT.
If these trends persist, there will continue to be an under-representation of ethnic minorities in teaching overall, and at senior leadership level in particular, leading to a teacher workforce that does not reflect our society, or the students we are here to serve. We need to take action to avoid this, to understand why our schools do not match our wider society and to encourage more young people from every walk of life to go into teaching.
