Opinion: Workforce

A looming middle leadership crisis must be averted

Some achieve middle leadership and some have it thrust upon them, but too few are thriving in their ill-defined...

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Sinead McBrearty and Dan Morrow
Opinion: Workforce

Diversifying our workforce can’t be just a numbers game

Teacher shortages may drive interest in diversifying the teaching workforce, writes Sufian Sadiq, but other reasons will offer more...

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Sufian Sadiq
Opinion: Workforce

The Great Resignation: now is not the time to over-react

It's been a tough few years for everyone in education, writes Dan Cowling, but let's not jump to reforms...

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Dan Cowling
Opinion: Workforce

Why an SEMH setting could be a professional’s destination of choice

Too many teachers end their career prematurely when a change of setting could be the ideal solution for them...

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NEIL MILLER
Opinion: Workforce

Making a return from retirement a success

Follow some simple guidelines on your return to school and you too could end up asking yourself why you...

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KEITH FOX
Opinion: Workforce

How Kickstart boosted my teaching career and my confidence

A government scheme helped me pick up my classroom career after Covid set me back, writes Saemah Sirin, and...

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SAEMAH SIRIN
Opinion: Workforce

Why the DfE’s Covid response is leading me to retire early

The only thing that's briefer as a result of these many briefings is the remainder of my headteacher career,...

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ANDREW CLOWES
Opinion: Workforce

Why a retention bust could follow the Covid recruitment boom

I sought refuge in teaching but soon I’ll be a refugee from its destructive workload crisis, writes Clare Macnaughton...

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CLARE MACNAUGHTON
Opinion: Workforce

Our recruitment woes can only be solved with ethical leadership

We can’t expect to solve recruitment challenges if we don’t accept our system only allows us to pass the...

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ROBIN BEVAN