Recruitment and retention | Schools Week Education News, Policy & School Leadership Insight Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:09:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SW-dot-logo-54x54.png Recruitment and retention | Schools Week 32 32 Labour ‘taking credit’ for teachers recruited before it won power /labour-taking-credit-for-teachers-recruited-before-it-won-power/ /labour-taking-credit-for-teachers-recruited-before-it-won-power/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:17 +0000 /?p=247258

'Highly unlikely' party's policy boosted recruitment numbers in September 2024, says expert

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The school workforce in England has shrunk in size for the first time since 2019, official data shows

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Experts warn this is 'not a time for scaling back' recruitment tactics, and criticise surprise mid-year change

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