Special schools and alternative provision (AP) are bearing the brunt of the recruitment crisis with nearly three times more teaching posts filled by temporary workers, analysis reveals.
An investigation by Schools Week reveals the full scale of the specialist sector’s challenge to attract staff, leaving schools for the most vulnerable children regularly having to use unqualified teachers.
One school has nearly two in five teaching posts staffed by agency staff or teaching assistants.
Special school leaders are now calling for initial teacher training bursaries and recruitment campaigns specific to the sector.
