Teacher Recruitment and Retention

A review examining the successes and challenges faced by the Island in relation to recruiting and retaining teaching staff.

The Panel recently questioned the Minister for Education about the current vacancy rates in advance of the new academic year and found that 69 teachers had handed their noticed in as of 31 May 2019. Whilst most of these vacancies have now been filled, the Panel has agreed that it would be beneficial to examine the views of the teaching profession and the available data relating to recruitment and retention, to identify the successes and challenges for the Island. Whilst the review is not being carried out in direct response to the recent industrial action, it is hoped that it will help determine whether there are any underlying trends or issues that may have contributed to this.  

The Panel presented its report on Tuesday 25th August 2020.

You can read the report below and the digital summary report here.

1.    To examine the recruitment and retention figures for teaching staff over the past 5 years including, but not limited to:

• The number of staff that have left the profession;
• The number of staff that have retired and are due to retire in the next 5 years;
• The number of staff that have been recruited through any recruitment initiatives (i.e. Jersey Teacher Training Programme);
• The number of staff that have engaged in exit interviews.

2.    To identify all Government of Jersey policies relating to the recruitment and retention of teaching staff and assess their effectiveness. 
 

3.    To gather and examine the views of stakeholders regarding the key challenges faced in recruiting and retaining teachers.