Recruiting and Retaining a Strong and Committed Workforce | Primary

This webinar will provide headteachers, senior leaders, governors and HR managers with advice and practical guidance on designing and delivering an effective staff recruitment and retention strategy which attracts a wide and diverse field of candidates and embraces life-friendly practice.

DfE workforce data released in June 2022 indicates that teacher recruitment and retention challenges were resurfacing after the pandemic, and, for the first time, the leaving rate for primary teachers had overtaken that of secondary teachers. A high level of teacher attrition has the potential to disrupt teaching and learning and increase workloads, whilst impacting budgets and staff morale overall.

In this webinar, Lindsay Patience, co-founder of Flexible Teacher Talent, teacher and SLT member, explains the who, where and how of effective staff recruitment and retention to help minimise the need to re-advertise roles, and reduce associated costs and disruption to the smooth running of the school.