4,080 - Number of teachers aged 25-29 leaving the profession in England in the year to March 2006. - Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families
“Was he that guy who got shot in the eye on a wooden boat?” - A pupil is asked: who is Nelson Mandela?
2,000 - Number of teachers aged 40-44 leaving the profession in England in the year to March 2006. - Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families
“Stripping and pole dancing.” - Slightly worrying science exam answer to the question: “what can an adult do that a child can’t”
6,540 - Number of teachers aged 55-59 leaving the profession in England in the year to March 2006. - Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families.