Research and analysis

Teachers returning to the profession

Research on whether schools are using teachers returning to the profession to address recruitment issues.

• From: National College for Teaching and Leadership
• Published: 6 July 2016

Documents

Teachers returning to the profession: research brief

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-522-9, DFE-RR485

PDF, 487 KB, 37 pages

Details

This report summarises the responses received from an online survey. The survey explored whether schools are using returning teachers to address recruitment needs, including the issues schools experienced when recruiting them.

The responses provided insight into how schools:

• make use of the returner market to address workforce issues
• perceive returning teachers
• have supported returning teachers

Published 6 July 2016