Teacher Recruitment, Retention and Career Progression: A Guide for School Leaders - Paperback

by Chartered College of Teaching (Editor)

Key professional learning from the Chartered College of Teaching. Supports school leaders to build, cherish and develop diverse and inclusive staff teams.

School leaders are grappling with the challenges of recruiting and retaining teachers every day. At a national level, this is about many factors including pay, workload and accountability. Within this context, how do school leaders face this challenge today, in their school, with their teaching staff?

School leaders are working to fill vacancies, support those new to the profession and enable staff members to progress - all while grappling with competing priorities and limited budgets. This book supports leaders with recruitment and retention in practice. Specifically, it helps leaders to address the barriers that people with protected characteristics might face in becoming teachers and progressing into leadership positions. The strategies offered in this book support improved teacher recruitment, job satisfaction and retention.

Author Biography

The Chartered College of Teaching is the professional body for teachers. The college empowers a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation. Dedicated to bridging the gap between practice and research, the college equips teachers, from the second they enter the classroom, with the knowledge and confidence to make the best decisions for their pupils. By bringing the profession together and giving teachers a platform for their voices to be heard and their expertise to be respected, the college works alongside teachers to raise the status of teaching.