Abandoning government control of teacher supply has caused shortages in some regions and subjects and a surplus in others – just as pupil numbers soarCrisis or no crisis? The stories about teacher shortages just won’t depart away. The government describes them as “scaremongering”,claiming that teacher numbers remain steady and talk of a crisis simply damages morale.
Headteachers, meanwhile, and their professional organisations,backed up by Ofsted, report growing anxieties about recruitment and the potential impact on the quality of children’s education.
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Source: theguardian.com