The great supply crisis: Can the Early Career Framework appease early career teacher recruitment and retention challenges in England?
Written by: Tanya Ovenden-Hope
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Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Plymouth Marjon University, UK
Introduction
In July 2022, the initial teacher training (ITT) monthly statistics (DfE, 2022a) demonstrated that the recruitment of trainee teachers did not reach the government target, with the total application numbers lower than those of 2019 and the actual number of applicants achieving course places for September down by 15 per cent. The National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) have very recently (November 2022) reported on the challenge for schools in England to recruit and retain enough teachers:
National data on the teacher labour market suggests that the supply of new trainees is insufficient to meet future demand, which implies that schools are likely to face challenges recruiting teachers, perhaps leading to staff shortages.
Worth and Faulkner-Ellis, 2022, p. 2
This challenge to attract graduates to teacher training affects the number of early career teachers (ECTs) entering the profession. Since enter
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