The number of teachers leaving their jobs has risen for the third successive year, with thousands quitting the profession altogether, a new study shows.
Overall there were almost 39,000 resignations of permanent and fixed-term contract teachers in 1996, a turnover rate of 10.5 per cent and up from 9.9 per cent in 1995. However, the recruitment rate over the same period was 35,573 - or 9.6 per cent - from 9 per cent in 1995.
The study, from the Local Government Management Board, reveals that resignations are highest among the under-30s and older teachers due to ill-health and premature retirement.
