Staff Risk of Resignation
Find out how many people in your school or trust are at risk of resigning.
Resignation risk at your organisation
Teacher retention is still a concern despite a small upturn in national trends in the last year. As the cost of recruiting one teacher is estimated to be close to £20k, and the hidden costs of disruption to pupils and other staff members, retaining staff is just as important as recruiting.
The result above shows the approximate number of staff members at your organisation who have considered resigning in the past three months based on our national data. It’s important to note that this number can vary from organisation to organisation and from region to region.
Risk of resignation by role
Across schools in England, 41% of staff told us they had considered resigning at least some of the time over the past three months when they responded to our survey in the 2024/25 academic year.
If your organisation is in line with this national trend, that means the number of staff members you saw above could currently be at risk of moving on.
Who’s most at risk, and why?
According to our survey, the risk of resignation varies considerably across roles.
Teachers and middle leaders are most likely to consider resigning, while senior leaders are the least at risk group.
But despite the differences, it’s clear that across all roles, a notable proportion of staff consider leaving at least some of the time.
Biggest resignation drivers
Our data reveals the key reasons people have thought about resigning, to give leaders a richer understanding of the drivers and risk factors. Nationally, the biggest resignation drivers are:
At the same time, it is very rarely the case that people leave because the profession is wrong for them. This is reassuring for two reasons: firstly, because it reinforces how important and mission-driven teaching and the wider education sector are, and secondly, because it means the solutions are often more within our power to improve.
It’s important to bear in mind that, just because someone has considered resigning, it doesn’t mean they definitely will: we track our data against the schools workforce census and find that the proportion considering resigning tends to be around 5 times more than those who end up doing so.
What this means for your school or trust
Whilst the number of staff members you previously calculated would be at risk if your organisation is in line with the national average, the truth could be quite different.
What’s next?
You can capture a precise figure of staff at risk via a survey, which also allows you to identify the key contributing factors and roles most at risk.
Book a call with one of our survey specialists to see how this could look for your school or trust.
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