Effective approaches to attract and retain teachers and ensure equitable deployment: A contribution from the Teacher Task Force to the discussions of the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

A global teacher shortage phenomenon is highly spreading threatening the aim of equitable and quality education for all students. This brief highlights the global impact of teacher shortages on student learning, and it explores strategies to attract and retain qualified teachers and deploy them in an equitable manner, such as through structuring teaching careers and enhancing professional development, among others. The brief draws evidence from several countries and emphasizes the need to employ holistic policies to raise the status and attractiveness of the teaching profession to better attract and retain more teachers.