Reshaped teachers’ careers? New patterns and the fragmentation of the teaching profession in England

In this paper, we examine how evolutions related to the fragmentation of labour markets, flexibilisation work and employment conditions, multiplication teacher training models teachers’ roles in schools, are contributing reshaping careers. Drawing on interviews with teachers senior leaders from 8 schools London, our analyses highlight six career patterns their embeddedness changing institutional environment markets for teachers. Our results help renew dialogue between research professional lives markets. They have wider implications knowledge teaching profession, beyond London case.