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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Number of teachers in England’s state schools drops for second year in row

Students raise their hands as the teacher stands at the front of the classroom
Labour’s 2024 manifesto included a pledge to ‘recruit 6,500 new teachers in key subjects to set children up for life, work and the future’. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed.

The annual school workforce census shows there are 466,300 teachers in state schools this year, a fall of more than 1,900 since last year due to declining numbers in mainstream primary and secondary schools.

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