ABSTRACT
An understanding of the factors influencing the geographical mobility of teachers is of considerable importance in the evaluation of Government educational policies. Prior to 1987 the Burnham Committee was the statutory body responsible for the organisation and structure of the teaching profession in England and Wales. Via reports and recommendations which it passed to the Department of Education and Science, the Committee had effective control over the number and distribution of teaching posts, the provision of additional allowances and the negotiation of salary levels. The teacher labour market reflects the interaction of the individual and organisational dimensions. As far as the individual teacher in Britain in concerned, teaching posts are ubiquitous and salaries spatially uniform. Any qualified teacher should therefore be able to gain employment in any part of the country which he or she chooses without salary penalty or reward.
