View in EDS

The School Teacher Labour Market in England: Annual Report 2026

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The School Teacher Labour Market in England: Annual Report 2026
Language: English
Authors: Jack Worth, Michael Scott, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (United Kingdom)
Source: National Foundation for Educational Research. 2026.
Availability: National Foundation for Educational Research. The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ, UK. Tel: +44-1753-574123; Fax: +44-1753-637280; e-mail: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.nfer.ac.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 2026
Sponsoring Agency: Nuffield Foundation (United Kingdom)
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Recruitment, Labor Market, Teacher Persistence, Foreign Countries, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Salaries, Teaching Conditions, Work Environment, Faculty Workload, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Referral, Faculty Mobility
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
ISBN: 978-1-916567-58-0
Abstract: The latest data on teacher recruitment and retention shows significant signs of improvement in key areas that are likely to ease some of the impacts of poor teacher supply over the last decade. These developments are welcome and may help to deliver the Government's pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers. Recruitment to initial teacher training (ITT) in 2025/26 had improved on the year before and so far appears to be sustained for 2026/27, although secondary recruitment remains below target. Teacher retention has also improved modestly in recent years, which has contributed to reduced targets for ITT. Teachers' working hours have fallen slightly, although they still remain higher than other graduates during term time, and teachers are more positive about their workload than four years ago. The overall impression is a happier one than NFER has given in recent teacher labour market reports, but this is not a time for complacency. The progress we show here is only partial and could easily be reversed in the coming years. The aim of the National Foundation for Educational Research's (NFER) annual series of reports on the education workforce is to monitor progress towards meeting workforce supply challenges. This report summarises the latest research and key trends in schoolteacher numbers, recruitment, retention, shortages, pay and working conditions and points towards policy actions that are likely to have the greatest impact on addressing the challenges.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED679739
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED679739
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED679739
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: The School Teacher Labour Market in England: Annual Report 2026
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Jack+Worth%22">Jack Worth</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Michael+Scott%22">Michael Scott</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22National+Foundation+for+Educational+Research+%28NFER%29+%28United+Kingdom%29%22">National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (United Kingdom)</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22National+Foundation+for+Educational+Research%22"><i>National Foundation for Educational Research</i></searchLink>. 2026.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: National Foundation for Educational Research. The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ, UK. Tel: +44-1753-574123; Fax: +44-1753-637280; e-mail: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.nfer.ac.uk
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 28
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2026
– Name: SourceSuprt
  Label: Sponsoring Agency
  Group: SrcSuprt
  Data: Nuffield Foundation (United Kingdom)
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Evaluative
– Name: Audience
  Label: Education Level
  Group: Audnce
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Elementary+Education%22">Elementary Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Secondary+Education%22">Secondary Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Elementary+Secondary+Education%22">Elementary Secondary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Supply+and+Demand%22">Teacher Supply and Demand</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Recruitment%22">Teacher Recruitment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Labor+Market%22">Labor Market</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Persistence%22">Teacher Persistence</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Shortage%22">Teacher Shortage</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Salaries%22">Teacher Salaries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teaching+Conditions%22">Teaching Conditions</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Work+Environment%22">Work Environment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Faculty+Workload%22">Faculty Workload</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Attitudes%22">Teacher Attitudes</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Elementary+School+Teachers%22">Elementary School Teachers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Secondary+School+Teachers%22">Secondary School Teachers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Special+Education+Teachers%22">Special Education Teachers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Referral%22">Referral</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Faculty+Mobility%22">Faculty Mobility</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22United+Kingdom+%28England%29%22">United Kingdom (England)</searchLink>
– Name: ISBN
  Label: ISBN
  Group: ISBN
  Data: 978-1-916567-58-0
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: The latest data on teacher recruitment and retention shows significant signs of improvement in key areas that are likely to ease some of the impacts of poor teacher supply over the last decade. These developments are welcome and may help to deliver the Government's pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers. Recruitment to initial teacher training (ITT) in 2025/26 had improved on the year before and so far appears to be sustained for 2026/27, although secondary recruitment remains below target. Teacher retention has also improved modestly in recent years, which has contributed to reduced targets for ITT. Teachers' working hours have fallen slightly, although they still remain higher than other graduates during term time, and teachers are more positive about their workload than four years ago. The overall impression is a happier one than NFER has given in recent teacher labour market reports, but this is not a time for complacency. The progress we show here is only partial and could easily be reversed in the coming years. The aim of the National Foundation for Educational Research's (NFER) annual series of reports on the education workforce is to monitor progress towards meeting workforce supply challenges. This report summarises the latest research and key trends in schoolteacher numbers, recruitment, retention, shortages, pay and working conditions and points towards policy actions that are likely to have the greatest impact on addressing the challenges.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: ERIC
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2026
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED679739
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED679739
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 28
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Supply and Demand
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Recruitment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Labor Market
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Persistence
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Shortage
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Salaries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teaching Conditions
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Work Environment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Faculty Workload
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Attitudes
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Elementary School Teachers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Secondary School Teachers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Special Education Teachers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Referral
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Faculty Mobility
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: United Kingdom (England)
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: The School Teacher Labour Market in England: Annual Report 2026
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (United Kingdom)
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Jack Worth
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Michael Scott
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 03
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Identifiers:
            – Type: isbn-print
              Value: 978-1-916567-58-0
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: National Foundation for Educational Research
              Type: main
ResultId 1