This book will aim to support leaders with teacher recruitment, retention and career progression, with a focus on building diverse and inclusive staff teams.

Challenges with recruiting and retaining teachers are persisting and addressing them is a policy focus for the new government. The Labour Party proposes to increase and stabilise the teaching workforce by addressing pay, workload and accountability measures. Within this policy context, school leaders are working to fill vacancies, support those new to the profession and enable staff members to progress – all while grappling with competing priorities and limited budgets.

This book focuses on supporting leaders with recruitment and retention in practice. Specifically, it guides leaders in addressing the barriers that people with protected characteristics might face in becoming teachers and progressing into leadership positions. The strategies offered in this book support improved teacher recruitment, job satisfaction and retention