“Workload is one of the main reasons teachers leave teaching. During periods of change, we must ensure that the appropriate attention is paid to the staff affected by the adjustments. Without careful planning and consideration, new incentives are not effectively embedded in schools. Often the key contributor is the fact that workload wasn’t fully considered in the planning stage…”

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“How much can you reduce workload in your school? More than you might think and it doesn’t need to take long. There are some key areas that can be addressed to almost instantly reduce working time. Schools are places in an ever changing state of flux. That is why you need to ensure that your practices allow staff the time to adapt to the needs of the school and their students….”

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“CPD, when we get it right, has the power to be truly transformative. The problem is, we so often don’t get it right. We see this every time a polling organisation like TeacherTapp asks for the opinions of teachers on whether they value CPD, and the results show that they do not…”

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“What is the secret to staff longevity and motivation? What is essential to generate committed teachers who are serious about improving as practitioners? Ultimately, it is a quality that is often neglected in education: resilience…”

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