England’s planned pay increase for teachers isn’t enough to recruit the 6,500 more the government wants

Before the 2024 general election, Labour pledged in its manifesto to recruit 6,500 new teachers in response to England’s continuing teacher recruitment and retention crisis. Now, this recruitment target is central to the government’s plans to deliver its “national mission” to break down the barriers to opportunity facing children.

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), a research charity, recently published a report on the ways that this recruitment target might be reached.