A good teacher is worth their weight in gold. A decent wage, meanwhile, is vital for recruitment and retention. Yet pay has been falling. Salaries for more experienced teachers in England have dropped by 13 per cent in real terms since 2010, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
As a result, education experts have warned that teachers are turning their backs on the profession. This is becoming an acute problem in the capital. As we reveal in today’s paper, the number of Londoners applying for postgraduate teaching courses has dropped by 11 per cent in one year. The city also saw a drop of 10 per cent in applications for undergraduate teaching courses through Ucas.
