The Professional Teacher
Support for teaching professionals in the classroom and beyondWhy is there a teacher shortage?
10th December 2015
Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL headteachers' union, has warned this week that the UK's teacher shortage is now a national crisis, especially in poor and challenging areas of the country. On average schools are spending £10,000 to fill a single vacancy, with 59% of schools reportedly struggling to find applicants and a further 20% unable to attract any applicants. So why is it increasingly difficult to fill vacancies?
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been an enthusiastic Head of Economics and Politics for many years, having taught in a variety of schools and at university level. She is also a Senior Examiner. Ruth is passionate about boosting the quality of teaching and learning across all subjects in schools and colleges.
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