As early as 2005, the OECD predicted that countries, including France, would be short of teachers in the decades to come, due to retirements in view of the aging of the teaching population and the sharp decline in the attractiveness for the profession. The OECD then proposed a five-pronged action strategy: make teaching an attractive career choice; strengthen […] … learn more→

The Omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia’s existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads. As school starts at the end of January and beginning of February across the country, many teachers will be at risk of contracting COVID. They will need to stay away from work, while others may choose to leave the profession altogether. To address […] … learn more→

Teaching graduates want “more time spent in schools”. This research finding is noted in the discussion paper of the teacher education review announced by the federal education minister in March this year. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of pre-service teachers were unable to do any teaching placements. This breakdown of the placement system highlighted existing weaknesses in teacher education, which now threaten […] … learn more→