Over the past few years I’ve repeatedly said, “We cannot recruit our way out of this crisis”. What is currently a significant problem for many schools, recruiting and retaining high quality teachers, is getting worse and will continue to do so. The problem is most acute at a secondary level. Continue reading
As the new year, term or week begins there will be challenges a plenty. Whether you lead in the classroom or the staff room, new beginnings always bring that little bit of trepidation; that Sunday evening feeling in the pit of your stomach; even more so when starting a new job. Continue reading
School will have found out their GCSE results yesterday. There is an understandable tendency to be at one or other extreme of the emotional continuum. Results matter a lot to teachers and school leaders. Continue reading