Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the recent Gallup Survey revealing that a mere 15% of employees are engaged in the workplace and with lack of teacher engagement leading to 2.3 million missed workdays, it is clear that there are issues which must be addressed. However, is engagement really all down to the employer or can employees take steps to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith teacher recruitment down by a third on last year, it is time for recruiters within the education sector to take serious action to ensure they are filling key teaching roles. The education sector is in crisis and the problems only look likely to increase. This means that strong acquisition strategies are more important that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you want to hire the very best teachers into your school, you need to create the right kind of culture. The top performers will care more about the culture than the salary and benefits they are being offered – and these are the type of candidates you want to encourage to apply. An Employer […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe much publicised finding of the Court of Appeal that the practice of segregating boys and girls at a co-educational school is sex discrimination is unwelcome news for many schools. The Court decided that the segregation meant that girls and boys could not socialise with each other and even though both genders suffered this detriment there […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are delighted to announce Liz as a TeacherHQ Guest Blogger. Liz brings a huge amount of legal expertise in the education sector and will be providing us with up-to-date commentary on issues that both schools and teachers are facing. Below is a quick brief on Liz: – What is your background and career […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt may seem to the outside eye that all teachers are looking for is better pay, but actually this is far from the truth. Teachers are in the profession for a reason and it certainly isn’t for the pay packet! Most teachers are in the profession because they want to be there – they want […]
Reading Time: 1 minuteIn the first “In the Staffroom” podcast, we sit down with Charlie Kennard who is Principal of East London Arts & Music, a Free School that was recently awarded Outstanding by Ofsted and is a 16-19 Academy focused on delivering industry-standard offerings in Music and Digital Media. Charlie tells us some of the issues that […]
