The East of England has the second worst rate of teacher recruitment in the country

Around a quarter of teaching posts in the East have been left unfilled, according to a survey by a teachers union.

For the third consecutive year school leaders report that there is a problem with recruitment across all roles, from teachers to senior leaders. Overall a very high proportion (79%) of posts were difficult to recruit to; 62% recruited were filled with a struggle; and respondents were unable to recruit at all to an average of 23% of posts in the Eastern region.

School leaders are reporting in ever-increasing numbers that their struggle to recruit is caused by the number of teachers leaving the profession. The Norfolk Teacher Training Centre was set up 4 years ago to deal with a shortage in new recruits.

The National Association of Head Teachers is calling on central government to improve teachers' pay and workload.

See Kate Prout's report here