More needs to be done to attract former teachers back to the classroom, says TLTP MD
14 April 2014
More needs to be done to encourage former teachers to return to the profession, according to the managing director of specialist education recruiter TLTP Education (The London Teaching Pool).
Mon, 14 Apr 2014More needs to be done to encourage former teachers to return to the profession, according to the managing director of specialist education recruiter TLTP Education (The London Teaching Pool).
Commenting on Department of Education figures that showed a rise in unqualified teachers from 14,800 in 2012 to 17,100 in November 2103, Darryl Mydat says that more can be done to attract former teachers back to the profession.
“We know experienced teachers who have left the profession for whatever reason would be interested in returning if the route back was made easier for them,” he says.
“Schools need to be encouraged or even incentivised to ensure they are getting the right blend of new and experienced staff.”
Mydat says the government has made it more difficult for former teachers to return to the classroom by withdrawing funding for “return to work” courses; these were refreshers for former teachers who had left the classroom either to raise families or follow a different career path.
“We are not in a situation where we have the luxury of making life difficult for experienced, qualified teachers who want to return to the profession,” he says.
Commenting on Department of Education figures that showed a rise in unqualified teachers from 14,800 in 2012 to 17,100 in November 2103, Darryl Mydat says that more can be done to attract former teachers back to the profession.
“We know experienced teachers who have left the profession for whatever reason would be interested in returning if the route back was made easier for them,” he says.
“Schools need to be encouraged or even incentivised to ensure they are getting the right blend of new and experienced staff.”
Mydat says the government has made it more difficult for former teachers to return to the classroom by withdrawing funding for “return to work” courses; these were refreshers for former teachers who had left the classroom either to raise families or follow a different career path.
“We are not in a situation where we have the luxury of making life difficult for experienced, qualified teachers who want to return to the profession,” he says.
