Agenda item

Teacher Recruitment and Retention  

It was moved by Councillor Bal,

Seconded by Councillor Pantelic,

“This Council, in recognising the national crisis affecting teacher recruitment and retention, to;

(i)  Refer the issue of teacher recruitment and retention in Slough to the Education and Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel and;

(ii)  to incorporate the findings of Slough Schools research into recruitment and retention of teachers into the work of the Education and Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel, should their funding proposal to the Slough Schools Forum be approved and will;

(iii)  continue to work constructively with local schools, partners, parents and children to ensure that all children in Slough continue to receive the highest standard of education possible in Slough.”

The motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.

Resolved –  That this Council, in recognising the national crisis affecting teacher recruitment and retention, to;

(i)  Refer the issue of teacher recruitment and retention in Slough to the Education and Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel and;

(ii)  to incorporate the findings of Slough Schools research into recruitment and retention of teachers into the work of the Education and Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel, should their funding proposal to the Slough Schools Forum be approved and will;

(iii)  continue to work constructively with local schools, partners, parents and children to ensure that all children in Slough continue to receive the highest standard of education possible in Slough.