Staff wellbeing

Dixons Academies’ CEO Luke Sparkes explains why the trust is introducing a radical flexible working policy to help tackle teacher workload and boost recruitment and retention

Watchdog should put graded inspections on hold until it implements reforms and should also drop single-word judgements, an NAHT survey finds

Comments demonstrate ‘upside-down thinking’ and show Ofsted is ‘out of touch’ with the profession, biggest teaching union claims

List aimed at cutting teacher workload includes ‘investigating a pupil’s absence’ and ‘producing and collating analyses of attendance figures’

The DfE’s Workload Reduction Taskforce has recommended a list of tasks teachers should not have to do – but it is very similar to a list created 10 years ago

The Department for Education is expected to publish the initial recommendations from its workload reduction ‘task force’ today

New year fitness resolutions are hard for busy staff to maintain, but this Scottish teacher’s simple tips have helped her to keep jogging on

Many of the challenges headteachers face are out of the sector’s control, but some argue an improved development offer could restore the role’s status and better equip leaders, finds Jon Severs

As the year gets under way, Jo Facer offers small tweaks to help you get on top of your workload and claw back more free time

The ever-changing nature of schools and teachers’ role means appraisal targets need to become more adaptable and fluid, says these researchers

Warning about teachers’ safety as union details compensation claims for assault, including a staff member who suffered a fractured jaw when punched by a pupil

Leading education figures have their say on the issues the new chief inspector should put at the top of his to-do list