A record number of teachers are leaving the profession, with women in their 30s being the largest group. Over 9,000 women aged 30 to 39 left teaching in England during 2022-2023, compared to 3,400 men in the same age group. Overall, nearly 40,000 state school teachers left that year, marking a five-year high. The ‘Missing Mothers’ study by The New Britain Project suggests that the government should implement more family-friendly policies to address this issue.
Number of Teachers Abandoning the Profession Reaches Five Year High as Almost 40,000 Leave State Schools in Just one Year
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