An ITV News Central survey of teachers in the Midlands has found that more than 80 per cent have considered leaving the profession in the last two years.
Through this week our Education Correspondent Peter Bearne will look at the challenges schools face in recruiting and keeping staff.
All this week ITV News Central has been investigating the issue of teacher shortages in our schools and asking whether the teaching profession is in crisis.
It follows an exclusive survey which revealed more than 80% of teachers in the Midlands have considered quitting the job in the last two years.
Some of the issues raised in the series include teachers not wanting to stay in the profession, the extensive working day for teachers meaning they have no life outside of the classroom, and the shortage of people coming in to the profession.
Today, Matt Teale quizzed the Education Secretary and Loughborough MP, Nicky Morgan about our findings, asking what the Government is doing to recruit more teachers as well as keeping the ones we've got.
ITV News Central's Education Correspondent Peter Bearne looks back at the findings of our 'Teaching in Crisis?' series.
With "excessive workload" forcing many teachers to quit the profession, what goes into a teacher's working day?