International teacher recruitment: understanding the attitudes and experiences of school leaders and teachers. Research Report

This DfE funded research examines schools' approaches to recruiting teachers from abroad - their motivations, behaviours and the perceived benefits and barriers to recruiting internationally. Conducted in 2016/2017, this research was based on telephone interviews with 44 senior leaders and a survey of 3,357 teachers who were trained overseas and obtained QTS to work in English schools. The findings helped inform decisions on how the DfE might support the recruitment of international STEM and MFL teachers, and to identify key principles for the design and delivery of international recruitment initiatives.