NFER School Workforce Lead Jack Worth has blogged about the findings from the latest Teacher Labour Market in England 2025 report.

NFER Research Director Helen Poet blogs about the latest research on using ChatGPT to support lesson preparation, and the implications for school and college leaders.

NFER’s 2025 Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report has revealed that teacher unfilled vacancy levels are at their highest rates since records began in 2010.

Co-Head of UK Policy and Practice Jude Hillary has given his reaction to a new Public Accounts Committee inquiry report.

Following last week's blog post on the current make up of the special schools workforce, Senior Economist Michael Scott turns to the current teacher recruitment and retention dynamics.

Co-Head of UK Policy and Practice Research Jude Hillary discusses the latest data on secondary school attainment outcomes for 2023/24.

Our updated interactive dashboard has found that schools with the highest rates of pupils who receive free school meals (FSM) have larger teacher recruitment and retention challenges.