Estimates by Sutherland et al. ( Firstly, given the relevance of quality teaching for schooling achievements (Hanushek and Wossman, 2007, Slater et al., Individual schools should be provided with tools and incentives to hire, reward and replace teachers according to their performance. Extending these practices to Local Authority maintained schools could also increase their competitiveness relative to independent schools, academies, faith schools and Free Schools.