recently the TES reports that just under 16 % of new teachers in England qualified abroad , showing the importance of foreign teachers in filling the gap in England ’s schools . This news comes as headteachers warn of a “ surge ” in teacher recruitment , as many teachers in England are leaving the profession or moving abroad , exacerbating staff shortages . Professor John ##son , an expert on the teacher labour market and visiting senior research fellow at the University of education ’s department of education , told TES : “ Clearly we do n’t have enough teachers in the UK . Whereas we ’re losing teachers who are going to work overseas , we ’re going to suck people in from other countries where there ’s a surplus of teachers . ”
Today the TES reports that just under 16% of new teachers in England qualified abroad, showing the importance of foreign teachers in filling the gaps in England’s schools. This news comes as headteachers warn of a “crisis” in teacher recruitment, as many teachers in England are leaving the profession or moving abroad, exacerbating staff shortages. Professor John Howson, an expert on the teacher labour market and visiting senior research fellow at the University of Oxford’s department of education, told TES: “Clearly we don’t have enough teachers in the UK. Whereas we’re losing teachers who are going to work overseas, we’re beginning to suck people in from other countries where there’s a surplus of teachers.”