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Evening Standard
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Anna Davis

Teacher shortages ‘substantially higher’ in wake of Covid pandemic

Growing numbers of teachers are leaving the profession leading to “substantially higher” vacancies in schools than before the pandemic, a new report warns.

It means the government is likely to miss its target for recruiting teachers to primary schools and in key secondary school subjects, according to research by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

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