Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on the government press release about plans to open up opportunities for teachers from across the world to teach in England.
“We welcome the move to open up opportunities to teachers from across the world to teach in England, but this is a sign of the very severe teacher shortages being experienced by schools and colleges. The government repeatedly misses its own initial teacher training targets and far too many teachers are then leaving the profession early in their careers. This situation often means that schools are left struggling to fill vacancies and this particularly affects those which face the greatest challenges.
