Should I stay or should I go? The teaching profession post-pandemic | Research for the Real World
Season 3 kicks off with Dr Rob Webster joined by Dr Sam Sims for a discussion about issues affecting the supply and quality of teachers. We unpack Sam’s research which focuses on the challenges behind facing the supply of teachers, how they are recruited, how they are best retained. And what are the factors causing them to leave the profession - is it pay? Is it workload? And of course, COVID-19 has dramatically changed the game. Economic modelling and government policy has been shaken up and will affect our schools in so many ways. So how will these issues be addressed in the aftermath of the pandemic? Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2020/jul/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-teaching-profession-post-pandemic-rftrw-s03e01