Exploring the impact of offsite planning, preparationg and assessment on teacher retention
In collaboration with the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, the Chartered College is carrying out research to explore the perceived impact on teacher retention when schools encourage teachers’ PPA time to be taken offsite. Funded by the Education Endowment Foundation, the project runs from September 2024 to July 2032. Background Teacher recruitment and […]
Ofsted’s ‘personal development and well-being’ focus area
Ofsted has sought feedback on its revised inspection framework. In order to inform our response to the consultation, we held a series of roundtables in March, focusing on the areas of inclusion, curriculum and attendance. These roundtables are only part of the work informing our final response and are complemented by an online survey as well as reviews of existing literature and data.
The power of community engagement in our schools
Community engagement can help to create an inclusive educational environment where all students feel seen and valued.
Pulling together to tackle wellbeing challenges
Edurio’s recent report, Staff Wellbeing in Academies, deepened our understanding of the wellbeing pressures faced by the professionals working in our schools.
Chartered College of Teaching statement on high-stakes accountability
The tragic loss of Ruth Perry, a dedicated and respected school leader, has hit the teaching community hard, and our staff and members are no exception to this. Many teachers, school leaders and other education professionals have been deeply and personally affected by the news, and we join the whole teaching profession in expressing our […]
Dame Alison’s New Year’s Priorities
As we open the new pages of 2023, we say goodbye to another turbulent year. While we will all have hoped to focus on Covid recovery, new stresses and strains have distracted us.
2022 End of Year Member Reflections
It’s important that we celebrate our professional accomplishments no matter how small, especially in a time where we’re constantly facing newer and scarier challenges.
Schools as congregations of compassion: Rebuilding children’s mental wellbeing
As I reflect on the impact of Children’s Mental Health Week 2022, I am struck by the power of the week’s key messages. From the Children’s Commissioner reporting a 50 per cent rise in children’s mental health needs since 2017.
2021 End of Year Teacher Reflections
While not quite as bad as 2020, 2021 has been an eventful year. But, in the midst of virus mutations and political turbulence, we’ve had a few brief moments of normalcy: lockdowns have been lifted, and pupils once again returned to schools.
A look at the research on extending school days, length of terms and supporting learning
According to news reports, the government is looking at a range of options to deal with any ‘lost learning’ as a result of COVID.
