Department for Education fears over Brexit delay to teacher recruitment strategy
Senior Department for Education figures are concerned that one of their most important education reform packages could be lost forever, it has been reported this week.
The Government’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy was due to be published last week. Officials had wanted to release the strategy ahead of this week’s Brexit vote to ensure it did not get submerged by the political uncertainty that may follow.
However, it is understood that the move was scuppered by a Downing Street desire to hold the strategy back so that it could be used as an announcement to kickstart the government’s domestic agenda after the current Brexit issues had been settled.
Privately, DfE officials say they now fear it may not happen at all. With so much resting on schools having the teachers they need, the recruitment and retention strategy is a centre-piece of the department’s programme.
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