The last bumper crop of Covid teacher trainees are just finishing their training courses and heading out into the teacher labour market.
But the early recruitment data from this year shows that next year won’t be so rosy and the number of teacher vacancies that need filling also appears to be much higher this year.
Amid this last moment of relative calm before the coming teacher recruitment and retention storm, the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) is considering its recommendations to Government on teachers’ pay for 2022 and 2023. Getting this pay settlement right is crucial, as getting it wrong risks a rapid return to chronic teacher shortages.
