Newly-qualified teachers quit UK for schools abroad due to abject pay and conditions

Growing teacher shortage crisis also caused by threat of Ofsted inspection and lack of respect for profession

Newly-qualified teachers are planning to quit the UK to teach abroad because of abject pay and conditions in schools at home, new evidence has revealed.

Teacher-training courses across the country are warning of a rise in the number of trainees opting for international posts for their first job, attracted by higher salaries, more respect in and out of the classroom – and an escape from Ofsted.