As the new academic year kicks off across the country, there will inevitably be a lot of attention on whether enough people have chosen to embark on a new career in teaching to hit the Government’s teacher recruitment targets.

However, a new book called 'Love the One You’re With: Why teachers stay and what we can learn from them' argues that teacher retention matters just as much as teacher recruitment despite the latter typically stealing the political spotlight, and even within teacher retention the focus is too often on retaining newly qualified teachers instead of experienced colleagues.

Using a mixture of anecdotes, personal experiences and research evidence, the book explores why some teachers choose to remain in the profession for two decades or more, in the hope that by understanding what motivates and sustains experienced teachers, more people could be convinced to stay in teaching in future.

For this episode I’m delighted to be joined by both authors of this new book. Dr Haili Hughes, who is an Associate Professor of Educational Innovation and Impact at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia and served as a school leader in the UK for over 20 years, and Sam Gibbs, who has taught and led in secondary schools for 12 years and is now Director of Professional Learning at Greater Manchester Education Trust.

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