Teaching vacancies advertised by primary and secondary schools across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin rose significantly last year, new figures suggest.
The Association of School and College Leaders said teacher shortages are at a"crisis point" and has urged the Government to address falling recruitment and retention.
"At Charlton we remain fortunate that we are fully staffed with subject specialists in all areas but have noticed ourselves a reduction in the number of applications he have received for the posts we have advertised. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the ASCL, said the Government repeatedly misses trainee recruitment targets, and nearly a third of new teachers leave the profession within five years of qualifying.
"The Government must work with the profession on a strategy to improve teacher recruitment and retention and back this up with sufficient funding." The Department for Education said there are 24,000 more teachers working in state-funded schools than in 2010.
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