Recruitment and retention of international trainee teachers: a call for coherence in policies and practices

To support the integration and development of the growing numbers of international trainee teachers coming to join the teaching profession in England we would invite policy makers to explore: 1. Coherence in policies in recruitment from the Department for Education and immigration laws and quotas. Waiving visa requirements for trainee teachers and early career teachers in shortage. This would reduce administration and cost burden for candidates, Initial Teacher Training providers and schools trying to recruit teachers. 2. Re-evaluate relocation packages and bursaries to reduce precarity and support with the cost of living in the UK during training 3. Explore best practice from UNESCO Education 2030 and other countries who have developed robust international teacher recruitment such as New Zealand who offer relocation packages, and curriculum adjustment programmes before training starts reducing burden for schools and providers.