The chief executive of the government’s flagship National Institute of Teaching has called for an NHS-style long-term workforce plan to boost recruitment and retention.
Melanie Renowden’s remarks were made during a webinar today marking the publication of the National Foundation for Educational Research’s latest labour market report.
The research warned teacher supply was in a “critical state” and government is likely to miss its recruitment targets again this year.
The NFER urged political parties to set out plans to “develop a long-term strategy for pay-setting which reduces the gap in earnings growth with competing occupations”, ensuring schools have funds to pay for increases “without making cuts elsewhere”.
