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‘Healthy school leaders know how to switch off’

I have written  before  about the worrying increase in the rates of chronic stress, exhaustion and burnout among the teaching profession. An educator’s work is highly demanding, requiring high levels of physical, mental and emotional energy. Yet the majority are failing to take time to switch off and recover, with massive implications for health, quality of life and job performance.

Inclusive Recruitment: 20 Tips to Consider

‘Diversifying Recruitment’ and ‘Inclusive Recruitment’ are two terms that we often hear being mentioned frequently in education circles, but what is the difference in approach? Diverse or diversifying suggests the focus is on finding diverse candidates. Inclusive or ‘inclusifying’ (phrase coined by Professor Paul Miller which we have adopted) suggests the focus is instead on including diverse cand

Supreme Court Ruling - Key Information for Educators

Introduction  On Wednesday 16th April the UK Supreme Court shared their ruling on the case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister, which interprets the legal definition of the word ‘sex’, as used in the context of The Equality Act 2010.  Since the court handed down, the ruling has been spoken about extensively in the regulated media, unregulated social media, and in Parliament. W