Commenting on What helps to improve teacher retention?, a new report from the NFER, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Teacher retention and satisfaction are not isolated concepts. They are a reflection of the education system as a whole. With the current system in crisis and schools running on empty, the report findings are no surprise to us. For too long teachers and support staff have been raising concerns about pupil behaviour and making the links to the loss of local authority behaviour support teams as well as unmet SEND and mental health need.
"The previous and current government tried to blame it on Covid but the report findings back the call that the NEU and others have been making for urgent increased investment in school pastoral teams working with support from external specialists."