Retention and Attrition Management for Education
Who leaves, when, why — and which of them mattered.
What this looks like in education
The parts of retention and attrition management that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Attrition Across the Academic Year
Mid-year exits are the expensive ones.
What this coversHide
Attrition Across the Academic Year
Mid-year exits are the expensive ones.
What this coversHide- Attrition by subject and department
- Mid-term resignations
- Notice-period alignment to term
- Exit reasons
- Stay interviews
- Faculty retention actions
- Substitute readiness
- Rehire pool
The general method — what retention and attrition management covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the employee retention and attrition management page. What is above is the part that differs for education.
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.