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Teacher Recruitment and Retention and its links to attainment gaps in England
30 March 2026, 10:00 am–4:00 pm
This event will focus on two inter-related topics, firstly, the issue of teacher recruitment and retention and secondly, how socioeconomic disadvantage and geographical context shape educational outcomes in England. There will be three papers on the teacher recruitment and retention strand, including a keynote, a paper that will share findings and lessons being learned from the ESRC Education Research Programme (ERP) and a paper that reflects on how London schools improved the diversity, recruitment, and retention of ethnic minority teachers in the capital. There will also be three papers in the second strand that focus on strategies for addressing and closing educational attainment gaps for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- £60.00
Organiser
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ESRC Education Research Programme
Our target audience is teacher educators, school leaders, teachers, educational researchers and policy makers. This event brings together cutting-edge research to explore the challenges of teacher training, supply and retention and how place, vulnerability and socioeconomic status contribute to educational underachievement. It will provide a comprehensive understanding of the issues related to teacher recruitment and retention and the challenges faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils, offering actionable insights to teacher educators, school leaders, teachers and policy makers into strategies to improve teacher supply and to close attainment gaps.
Organised by the BERA Educational Effectiveness and Improvement SIG with the support of the ESRC Education Research Programme
For full details of the programme and how to book, see the event listing on the BERA website.
Concessions
BERA Member £30.00; BERA Student Member £15.00; Non Member £60.00; Non Member Student £30.00About the Speakers
Gemma Moss
at ESRC Education Research Programme
Tanya Ovenden-Hope
at Plymouth Marjon University
Feyisa Demie
at Durham University
Victoria Bamsey
at University of Plymouth
Sean Hayes
at Durham University
Beng Huat See
at University of Birmingham
Louise Yoprke
at ESRC Education Research Programme
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