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If the government has no money to hit its 6,500 new teacher target, it seems clear more effort must be given to retain existing staff, says MTPT founder Emma Sheppard

If we want to increase teacher numbers, more focus should be given to retaining experienced teachers, especially women aged 30-39, says Emma Sheppard

Bringing paternity pay in line with maternity pay would bring schools and trusts in line with similar public sector institutions that recognise the value in this approach, says Emma Sheppard

Could these innovations being used in schools and nurseries help more working teacher-mothers stay in the profession?

For the final piece in the series looking at how parenthood impacts teachers, Emma Sheppard discusses how conditions for teacher-fathers and partners can be improved

While thousands of mother-teachers leave the profession every year, many more stick around – but why is that? Research by the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project offers some useful insights