Seven in 10 teachers believe the recruitment crisis is affecting pupil results and attainment,according to Guardian research
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Job applicants who a few years ago wouldn’t even own been offered an interview are nowadays teaching in schools, as the strain of the recruitment crisis filters through the education system to its most vulnerable and most crucial: the pupils. That’s the overwhelming message of a Guardian survey that looked at the effect the severe lack of teachers is having on British schools. More than 4000 teachers across the country responded to a survey by the Guardian teacher network and Guardian jobs. Their responses provide a detailed snapshot of the way the lack of teachers, or the subsequent and related issues of low staff morale and high workload,are biting in the classroom and how they’re affecting results and attainment.
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Source: theguardian.com