@jackworth.bsky.social, our Education Workforce Lead, responds to today's teacher pay announcement. Read Jack's comments on the announcement 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...

NFER statement on STRB pay recommendations

NFER responds to Government's acceptance of 2026 and 2027 teacher pay recommendations

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📢 The latest teacher workforce statistics show there are 4,654 more teachers above the Government’s 2023/24 baseline target. But what sits beneath the figures? @jackworth.bsky.social explores five key metrics that help build a fuller picture of teacher supply. 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/headli...

Headlines of more teachers masks a more mixed picture on teacher shortages underneath

Education Workforce Lead Jack Worth looks at the latest teacher workforce data and discusses why headline increases in teacher numbers mask a more mixed picture of teacher shortages.

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Last week, the postgraduate trainee teacher recruitment targets for 2026/27 were reduced by 28% for primary and 21% for secondary. Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, discusses what this means for teacher supply. Read the blog 👉 bit.ly/48AeqA1

The DfE hitting its 6,500 new teacher target is one thing, but it must also ensure to attract teachers in the areas they are most needed, explains @thenfer.bsky.social’s @jackworth.bsky.social

How DfE can meet 6,500 teacher target without ‘missing the point’

Hitting the target is one thing, but the government must also ensure that the right teachers are brought into the system, says the NFER’s Jack Worth

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Thread summarising today's NFER webinar on the education workforce. Thanks to the panel and attendees for joining us!

National Foundation for Educational Research@thenfer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The free launch webinar for our Education Workforce in England reports, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, will begin in around 10 minutes. ⏰ Everyone who's pre-registered should have a link to join in their email inbox or calendar. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We're hosting a free webinar which will discuss some of the key findings from five reports that focus on the full scope of the education workforce in England, from early years through to further education & incorporating school support staff & the school teacher workforces. 👉 bit.ly/4r2OCmG [1/2]

We’re hosting a webinar on all our new Education Workforce findings, featuring a key insights presentation from @jackworth.bsky.social, plus reactions from panellists @leoracruddas.bsky.social, @sarahronan.bsky.social & @hughesdavid.bsky.social. 📅 19 March ⏰ 14:00 - 15:15 Register 👉 bit.ly/4r2OCmG

NEW: What helps to improve teacher retention? Today we have published a new study on teacher retention, looking at the association between a wide range of factors relating to teacher's' working lives and their retention decisions www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...

What helps to improve teacher retention?

This new research explores the factors associated with the leaving decisions of teachers, to understand in greater detail what actions policymakers might take to further improve teacher retention rate...

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✍️ | In a new blog, @jackworth.bsky.social uses insights from our redeveloped teacher supply forecast and simulation model to look at what the implications of different STRB recommendations might be for teacher recruitment and retention trends. Read more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/what-s...

With the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) currently developing its recommendations for teachers’ pay for the next two years, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has written a new blog post looking at what he thinks should happen from 2026. Read the post 👉 bit.ly/3KMbSWU

Today's ITT Census data is positive, showing a sizeable increase in trainee numbers vs last year, alongside lower targets due to other supply improvements like retention. But there's still more to do as secondary recruitment is still below target at 88 per cent

🗣️ "Improved recruitment to postgraduate teacher training in England is welcome after years of severe under-recruitment." Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has given his reaction to the latest DfE initial teacher training census data. 👇

First 2025/26 cycle ITT data out today. Too early to tell much and it's quite contradictory! - Applications up, but offers and acceptances flat or down - Acceptances especially down for secondary and in bursary-cut subjects Will be interesting to see if extra apps translate into offers later on

NEW EPISODE This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating. Tune in and share here 👇👇 open.spotify.com/episode/20PH...

What's going on with recruitment and retention? With Jack Worth

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In a brand new feature length blog post, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, discusses new analysis, commissioned by the @instituteofphysics.bsky.social, highlighting how the under-supply of specialist teachers is affecting secondary schools. Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4m8dSWt

Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has has given his reaction to the House of Commons Public Committee report on teacher numbers in secondary and further education, published today. Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/3TuIHIB

Sat down with Tom and James earlier this week to discuss 6,500 teachers. Do have a listen! 👇

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🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers? @jackworth.bsky.social and @jzuccollo.bsky.social joined me to discuss why Labour's flagship education policy is proving hard to define and deliver in practice, and what should happen next. Listen here: insideyoured.com

Retention payments for early career teachers may help, but the evidence is mixed. This is the conclusion of our new analysis funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org Read @jackworth.bsky.social's blog on the new findings 👇 bit.ly/4liHKQ5

Do retention payments for early career teachers work?

Jack Worth discusses new analysis of the impact early career retention payments (ECRPs) on teacher retention.

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Do extra payments to in-service teachers in shortage subjects improve retention? We thought our analysis might back up the fairly strong 'yes' from UK literature so far, but our findings were not as conclusive. In this blog I assess the findings and what they might mean for policy: bit.ly/4liHKQ5

Do retention payments for early career teachers work?

Jack Worth discusses new analysis of the impact early career retention payments (ECRPs) on teacher retention.

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Yesterday, our School Workforce Lead and co-author of the research, @jackworth.bsky.social, spoke to LBC News's Vanessa Baffoe about the findings. [2/2] 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcO6...

LBC News - 9 June 2025

YouTube video by NFER

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🔬 'Teaching does not reflect diversity in the working-age or school-age populations - but the diversity of training applicants is high' Jack Worth presents new research from @thenfer.bsky.social and @mission44.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/why-we-must-...

Why we must improve teaching’s ethnic diversity – and how

Our new research shows more inclusive recruitment and retention is vital to solving the workforce crisis

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🗣️ Our School Workforce Lead @jackworth.bsky.social has given his reaction to the announcement of a 4% pay rise for teachers and leaders for the 2025/26 academic year, as well as additional funding for schools and colleges. Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/4jcuomo

DfE published some hefty changes to the ITT recruitment targets this morning - down overall and across phases by around 20% - some subjects like physics/ MFL down by more than a third

There are some real positive signs in the latest ITT recruitment data of improvement vs last year, especially in secondary. I will hold off updating the forecast until tomorrow, when targets are published. But it's interesting to see where the growth is and isn't coming from...🧵

There are some real positive signs in the latest ITT recruitment data of improvement vs last year, especially in secondary. I will hold off updating the forecast until tomorrow, when targets are published. But it's interesting to see where the growth is and isn't coming from...🧵

The DfE's pay recommendation of 2.8% staying the same after an increase in the OBR's forecast for average annual earnings growth is "unimaginable", the NFER has said www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER

NFER’s Jack Worth said the DfE’s pay rise recommendation of 2.8% is now “unimaginable” in the light of new forecasts on average earnings growth

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Buried in OBR's Economic and Fiscal Outlook Annex A Table A.3 (🤓) is an important number for teachers... OBR now forecasts that average wage growth in FY 25/26 will be 3.7%, up from 3.0% in October. This puts additional upward pressure on DfE's part-funded 2.8% teacher pay proposal for AY 25/26

According to the OBR, average earnings will rise by 3.7% next year. @jackworth.bsky.social: 'In light of this, it seems unimaginable that the DfE's teacher pay proposal of 2.8 per cent for the next academic year could remain unchanged' schoolsweek.co.uk/union-anger-...

Union anger as spring statement snubs schools

Reeves mentioned crumbling school rooves, but they won't get more capital cash next year

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Our School Workforce Lead @jackworth.bsky.social has given his reaction to the government's #SpringStatement 👇 You can read the full quote at bit.ly/4kZMmL7

Latest ITT statistics are somewhat positive, with most secondary subjects - especially shortage ones - recruiting better than last year. Primary down a smidge, English down due to bursary cut But majority still likely to be below target (this is last year's targets: new actuals out next month)