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Five-year itch: Retaining early career teachers

The Project

What makes early career teachers stay in the profession and what are the pushes that send them to pastures new?

Beginning with a qualitive study focused study on the push and pull factors affecting teachers, the five-year itch intends to explore motivational factors that influence quitting intentions of early career teachers in England. We aim to create and test the efficacy of a tech-based intervention in turning the dial and improving retention rates in this at-risk group.

Research Questions?
  • What are the push & pull factors for early career teachers?
  • How are psychological needs according to SDT of early career teachers associated with quitting intentions?

Research Team

External Team

    Multiple schools in England

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Project Details

End date: 2025
Funder: John Fell Foundation
Theme: Oxford University Teacher Education Research Group