Bridget Phillipson insists move to marking and class preparation out of school would help stem retention crisis
At All Saints Catholic College in west London, headteacher Andrew O'Neill says flexible hours have boosted teacher recruitment and retention.At All Saints Catholic College in west London, headteacher Andrew O'Neill says flexible hours have boosted teacher recruitment and retention.
Phillipson said: “Children’s life chances suffer without world-class teachers in our classrooms – that’s why it’s never been more urgent that we grip the teacher recruitment and retention crisis raging in our schools.“That’s what this government will do, by taking innovative examples from academies in offering more flexibility without reducing the teaching time with pupils.
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said: “Since the pandemic, employers across the board have introduced more flexible working patterns. In a very competitive labour market, it is extremely important that the education sector is not left behind. Allowing teachers to work from home when possible is a necessary and welcome step in the right direction to address the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis.
Emma Sheppard, founder of the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project, whose recent research highlighted that this group of mainly overworked mothers was the largest cohort leaving state education, said “too many” had decided teaching was incompatible with being a parent.Headteacher Andrew O’Neill said he couldn’t recruit teachers ‘for love nor money’ until he introduced certain measures, including more flexible working.“They say, ‘You want me to put children first, but not my children.
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