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<p>Recent data shows there are now over 468,000 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers
in state funded schools in England, an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes
it the highest number of FTE teachers on record since the School Workforce Census
began in 2010.</p><p>In November 2022 there were 27,140 FTE teachers and 86,410 FTE
total workforce in 1,358 special schools and pupil referral units (PRUs). This is
an increase from 20,617 FTE teachers and 64,171 FTE total workforce in 1,336 special
schools/PRUs in 2013, the earliest comparable data.</p><p>The Department does not
hold data on the number and proportion of mainstream or special schools that have
reduced teaching hours due to staff shortages in the last 12 months. The Department
continues to take action to increase teacher recruitment in all school types and to
ensure teachers across England stay and succeed in the profession.</p><p>The Department
has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body’s recommendations for the 2023/24 pay
award for teachers and headteachers in full. This means that teachers and headteachers
in maintained schools will receive a pay award of 6.5%, the highest STRB award in
three decades. This award also delivers the manifesto commitment of a minimum £30,000
starting salary for teachers in all regions of the country, with a pay award of up
to 7.1% for new teachers outside London.</p><p>The school teachers’ pay and conditions
document for 2022 sets out that an additional Special Educational Needs (SEN) allowance
must be paid to teachers in a SEN post that requires a mandatory SEN qualification
and involves teaching pupils with SEN. The document is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1110990/2022_STPCD.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1110990/2022_STPCD.pdf</a>.
It is for schools to determine the specific amount, but this must be between £2,384
and £4,703 per annum. Following the 2023/24 pay award, this is due to increase by
6.5%, subject to statutory consultation.</p><p>The Department announced a financial
incentives package worth up to £181 million for those starting Initial Teacher Training
(ITT) in the 2023/24 academic year.</p><p>The Department provides a Levelling Up Premium
worth up to £3,000 annually for mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computing teachers
in the first five years of their careers who work in disadvantaged schools nationally,
including within Education Investment Areas. The eligibility criteria and list of
eligible schools are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/levelling-up-premium-payments-for-teachers"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/levelling-up-premium-payments-for-teachers</a>.</p><p>The
Department has created an entitlement to at least three years of structured training,
support and professional development for all new teachers, underpinned by the ITT
Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework. Together, these ensure that
new teachers will benefit from at least three years of evidence based training, across
ITT and into their induction.</p><p>In May 2023, the Department published guidance
for accredited ITT providers and their partners, to support the involvement of special
schools and alternative provision in ITT. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1157879/ITT_-_special_schools_and_alternative_provision_May_2023.pdf#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20produced%20to%20help%20accredited%20Initial,units%2C%20and%20mainstream%20schools%20with%20SEN%20resource%20units"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1157879/ITT_-_special_schools_and_alternative_provision_May_2023.pdf#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20produced%20to%20help%20accredited%20Initial,units%2C%20and%20mainstream%20schools%20with%20SEN%20resource%20units</a>.</p><p>Additionally,
to support retention in the sector, the Department has worked with the education sector
and published a range of resources to help address staff workload and wellbeing, and
support schools to introduce flexible working practices. This includes the workload
reduction toolkit, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit</a>
and the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter</a>.
More than 2,700 schools have signed up to the Charter so far.</p>
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