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Investigating the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority teachers, and its relationship to school outcomes.
Project description
Project Lead:
Professor Stephen Gorard
Duration:
1/12/2022 – 30/11/2025 (36 months)
Organisation:
Durham University
Research theme:
- teaching and learning, with a focus on teachers and their recruitment, retention and professional development
The four nation focus:
- England
Project overview
- Aims
The overall aim of the proposed study is to help understand, address and ameliorate disparities of ethnic minority representation in the teaching force.
- Description
England has the most ethnically diverse population in the United Kingdom. Yet while it is estimated that 31% of the student population is from ethnic minority background, the majority of school leaders (93%), teachers and teaching assistants (86%), and other staff (87%) are White British by ethnic background. To address this mismatch and make recommendations for policy and practice, this study will analyse official government data from the School Workforce Census, UCAS and the NPD. It will systematically review and synthesise international evidence on effective measures to attract and retain ethnic minority teachers. It will also conduct a nationwide survey on barriers and facilitators faced by schools in recruiting and retaining ethnic minority teachers, and in-depth case studies of schools that have been known to be effective in recruiting and retaining ethnic minority staff.
- Project partners
Brunel University
- Partnership plans
TBC
- Researchers
- Professor Stephen Gorard (PI); Durham University
