Teacher labour market in England 2024.

The latest data on teacher recruitment and retention in England shows that teacher supply is in a critical state, representing a substantial risk to the quality of education. Last year's initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment was below target in almost every secondary subject, while this year's applications data suggests significant improvements for the current cycle are unlikely. Meanwhile, little progress has been made on reducing high teacher workload since the pandemic, which has a strong impact on retention. This affirms that actions that are ambitious and radical, yet costeffective are urgently needed. The aim of the National Foundation for Educational Research's (NFER) annual series of Teacher Labour Market reports is to monitor the progress the school system in England is making towards meeting the teacher supply challenge. The report summarises new research and key trends in teacher recruitment, retention and working conditions and points towards policy actions that are likely to have the greatest impact on addressing the challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]