Schools, colleges and universities need to improve their leadership and management to avoid a worsening retention crisis, a think tank has warned today.
A survey by the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute – found that one in four (26%) of education leaders and managers thought that their senior leadership performed poorly when it came to motivating staff.
The survey also found that morale and motivation were among the top three factors to determine organisational success.
The findings come as the education system continues to struggle to both recruit and retain staff post-pandemic. Only half of the required number of trainee secondary teachers in England have been recruited this year, and teachers are leaving at the highest rate in four years. According to TES, the Department for Education is set to miss 2023-24 targets for teacher recruitment. The Government is also planning an update to its “Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy” to attract and support highly skilled teachers.
