Teacher retention
Why are teachers leaving the profession in the UK?
Working hours have edged down while wellbeing has fallen to its lowest level in years. That combination is what makes the recent improvement in retention so fragile.
Blog
Research on why teachers stay and why they leave, turned into things a school or trust can do this term. Sources named on every figure.
Staff wellbeing
How schools can measure staff wellbeing: a practical guide for UK school leaders
Schools measure staff wellbeing by running an anonymous, validated survey at least termly, then acting on a small number of things and telling staff what changed. Here is how to do it properly.
Staff wellbeing
Staff wellbeing check-ins that people actually answer
Response rates fall when answering changes nothing. Here is how to design a check-in staff keep answering, and what to do in the week after it closes.
School leadership
You have the staff survey results. What happens on Monday?
The gap in staff voice work is not measurement. It is the fortnight between reading the report and doing anything visible about it.
Written by Jessie Parkinson. More about the author.
See what your staff would tell you
Echo runs a short, anonymous check-in, turns it into a plan with owners and dates, and gives you an update staff actually hear.
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