Teacher autonomy: how does it relate to job satisfaction and retention?

Abstract

This research examines teacher autonomy and its importance for retention in England. Retaining more teachers is crucial for the education system when there are not enough teachers coming into the profession to meet the growing need from rising pupil numbers. The proportion of working-age teachers leaving the profession has risen from 5.8 per cent in 2011 to 8.3 per cent in 2018. Unmanageable workload and low job satisfaction are significant factors determining teachers' decision to stay in the profession or leave. Teachers' autonomy over their professional development goal-setting is particularly low, and is the most associated with higher job satisfaction. Increasing teachers' autonomy, particularly over their professional development goals, therefore has great potential for improving teacher job satisfaction and retention.

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