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Teacher shortages and re-advertising take their toll on schools’ budgets


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n increasing number of schools are finding it extremely hard to fill vacant teaching positions. That being the case, they are


forced to re-advertise teaching positions, and even then, posts may not be filled. Government figures show that some schools are spending more and more on advertising and re-advertising than they were six years ago. It seems that 10% of the money was spent on re-advertising vacant teaching posts.


NAHT’S recruitment survey In July 2016, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) published the results of a recruitment survey that was carried out in October and November 2015. This highlights the problems that are schools in England and Wales are currently facing. Seventy-nine per cent of respondents, 2,135 head teachers, reported that recruiting teachers was a problem. More than a half of the respondents stated that there is a shortage


of suitable applicants for teaching posts. A third of respondents that the teacher shortage is being made worse because of teachers deciding to leave the profession. In areas such as London and the South East one of the factors


contributing to the shortage of teachers is the high cost of housing and living. Across England and Wales this is cited as the fourth most common reason for the lack of applicants for teaching vacancies. Because there is a shortages of teachers who apply for advertised


vacancies, many schools are using the services of recruitment agencies which charge high fees to find suitable candidates to fill


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vacancies. Depending on the agency used, schools will pay anything from £3,000 to £10,000 to fill a vacancy.


Shortage of science and modern language teachers In March 2016, experts estimated by Datalab, the education research body, that 3,500 more foreign language teachers would be needed, because at least one foreign language should be offered to 90 per cent of students who take English Baccalaureate (EBACC) courses. Since September last year students in year 7 are expected to take English, maths, science, history or geography and a modern foreign language (MFL) until they are sixteen. Only approximately 1,500 student teachers actually take modern foreign languages. Physics teachers are also in short supply, despite the fact that some


received bursaries to take their teacher training courses. In fact, figures show that a tenth of trainee physics teachers did not receive Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), with 18 per cent dropping out before completing their courses. Other subjects which come with bursaries are chemistry, maths


and computing studies, but figures from the DfE, released in July 2016, show that 12 per cent of trainee maths teachers and 11 per cent of chemistry and computing trainees also failed to finish their courses. Clearly money is being wasted, as the highest bursaries on offer in the academic year 2014-15 were £20,000. This year graduates entering training to become physics teachers could receive the highest bursary on offer, which is £30,000. This is available to physics graduates who hold a first-class honours degree or a PhD.


October 2016


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