Recruitment Staff Well Being Workload 

How Principles of Love Transformed My Classroom

27th May 201929th May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1220 Views 0 Comments Bell Hooks, Collaboration, conflict, Creating a dialogue, Creativity, Curriculum, dialogue, Erich Fromm, Ethical, Gert Biesta, love, Mastery, mindfulness, Modelling, Multitasking, pedagogy, Relationships, restorative justice, Structure, Values, Weekends, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes What does it mean to practice a pedagogy of love?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Workload 

The Choice Overload

14th April 201914th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1343 Views 0 Comments Barry Schwartz, choices, efficiency, Jam, Jam Experiment, Mikael Krogerus, paradox, paradox of choice, Psychologist, Psychology, Roman Tschappeler, Seth Godin, Sheena Iyengar, Strategic Thinking, strategy, The Choices Overload, the decision book

Reading Time: 2 minutes When making a decision, what should you do if you have too many choices?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Staffing 

Problem Solving: Advice For All Teachers

8th April 20197th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1500 Views 0 Comments Appraisal, Coaching, conversations, Difficult Conversations, Headteacher, leadership, line manager, listening, Management, Problem Solving, solution focused questioning, Solutions, teacher

Reading Time: 1 minute What would be your number one piece of advice for all teachers?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Workload 

Silly Concepts: A Teacher’s Workload Check-Up

31st March 201929th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 2697 Views 2 Comments accountability, checklist, cover, Cover Lessons, CPD, Data, Detentions, Directed Time, high-stakes, Homework, leadership, line manager, Marking, Meetings, Professional development, Teacher Training, Timetable, toxic schools, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute What is your school doing to genuinely reduce teacher workload? Try this simple questionnaire…

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International Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

The Grass Is Not Always Greener

24th March 201924th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 949 Views 5 Comments accountability, Attrition, England, high-stakes accountability, Hospital Teachers, Hospital Teaching Service, Independent School, International Schools, Ministry Of Defence, MoD, Nigeria, State schools, Teaching Abroad, Teaching Overseas, Voluntary Services Overseas, VSO

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you thinking about leaving teaching, or teaching abroad to leave the English state school system?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Workload 

Toxic Schools: 16 Things Teachers Have Said

19th March 201920th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 3004 Views 0 Comments Anonymous, attendance, Childcare, Data, Directed Time, Early Careers Framework, Education Support Partnership, interviews, leadership, learning walk, Meetings, Mental Health, MockSTED, observation, Ofsted, Pupil Premium, Shaved Hair, Special Measures, Staff Well Being, toxic schools, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do colleagues say about decisions made from above, that impact on their day-to-day work?

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International Job Hunting Staff Well Being 

Teaching Overseas: Is It For You?

13th March 201912th March 2019 Gina Pearson 1199 Views 1 Comment Abu Dubai, career opportunities, DESC Dubai, Dubai, ethos, holidays, international, lifestyle, Middle East, Overseas, Pay, Quit Teaching, Salary, United Arab Emirates, Weather, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Does teaching overseas appeal to you?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

10 Senior Leadership Resolutions

25th February 201923rd February 2019 David Howe 1276 Views 0 Comments continuous improvement, CPD, Expectations, learning walk, moral purpose, New Year resolutions, professional promises, Progress, social justice, talent, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you revisited your new year resolutions yet?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Staffing 

35 Things Great Headteachers Do

16th February 201915th February 2019 John Dabell 4569 Views 2 Comments @southgloshead, Andrew Moorish, Andy Buck, Dan Buettner, Expectations, fellowship, leadership, Relationships, School Community, Sir John Dunford, staff, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is your headteacher a people person?

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CPD Leadership Staff Well Being 

4 Tips For Valuing Your Staff

12th February 201912th February 2019 Malcolm Drakes 1526 Views 0 Comments CPD, Damian Hinds, DfE, flexible working, Ken Blanchard, Meetings, mentor, Professional development, School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), Teach First, value, Wellbeing, Work-life balance, Workload, worth

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can we truly value our staff?

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The Hallmarks of Effective Professional Development

7th February 20197th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1034 Views 0 Comments Continued Professional Development, CPD, Empowerment, initial teacher training, Inset, Teacher Training

Reading Time: 2 minutes How do you know if professional development is any good in your school?

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Mental Health Psychology Staff Well Being 

Time To Talk With Natasha Devon

7th February 20196th February 2019 Holly Gardner 944 Views 0 Comments BBC, burnout, Coventry University London, Damian Hinds, Funding, Natasha Devon, Stress, Teacher Recruitment, teacher retention, The Guardisn, Time to Change, Time To Talk Day, Wellbeing, wellness

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you speak up about mental health?

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Podcasts Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

Podcast 38: Why Can Quitting Make You A Better Teacher?

2nd February 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 934 Views 0 Comments #slowhealthchat, #TTkitPodcast, andy milne, Chicago, community, leaving teaching, Podcast, quit, Quit Teaching, send a teacher, University of Chicago, USA, Vic Goddard, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute Why can quitting teaching make you want to be a teacher even more?

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Psychology Staff Well Being Workload 

Workload: Are Teachers Just Too Greedy?

25th January 201922nd January 2019 John Dabell 1972 Views 1 Comment ambition, Barbara Mistick, Carl Hendrick, Greed, Jim Smith, Karie Willyerd, lazy teachers, overwork, Peter Gronn, Wellbeing, wellness, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is teaching a job with a consumption problem?

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Behaviour Psychology Staff Well Being 

Dealing With Conflict: When Relationships Go Wrong

24th January 201922nd January 2019 Helen Woodley 1006 Views 0 Comments Abuse, amygdala, arguments, colleagues, conflict, conflict resolution, Daniel Golman, Emotional Intelligence, language, Misconduct, professional standards, Relationships, Stress, system pressures, toxic schools

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can we deal with conflict in the workplace?

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CPD Leadership Staff Well Being 

Doing A Learning Walk On Yourself!

14th January 201914th January 2019 Neil Donlan 1564 Views 5 Comments #LearningPit, Assessment, Clever Classrooms, Curriculum, Feedback, Learning Walks, lesson observation, metacognition, Scrutiny, Self-Reflection, Verbal Feedback

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could a visit to yourself in your classroom improve your practice?

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Mental Health Recruitment Staff Well Being 

5 Things I Learned From Quitting Teaching

14th January 201916th January 2019 Andy Milne 4567 Views 8 Comments Attrition, breakdown, burnout, Mental Health, quit, Quit Teaching, Relationships, Resignation, Retention, Staffing, Stress, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What did I learn from quitting my teaching job?

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