Staff wellbeing
The latest news, analysis and professional advice on staff wellbeing, including workload, flexible working, school safety and teacher retention initiatives
Friday
8th May 2026
All Sendcos 鈥榥eed clinical supervision to stop burnout鈥�
Education leaders call for more support for Sendcos as the role becomes increasingly demanding
The 鈥榞uilt monster鈥� that every teacher needs to keep at bay
A long-serving educator reflects on the guilt he felt having to take 12 weeks off school to have an operation, how he overcame this feeling and the lesson his situation offers for all teachers
Wednesday
6th May 2026
Heads more likely than teachers to find new Ofsted inspections stressful
A third of senior leaders think the new-style inspections are 鈥榤uch more stressful鈥� than previous inspections, Teacher Tapp polling shows
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Why do fewer teachers than ever want to be heads?
As headship aspiration reaches a record low, 糖心Vlog explores what鈥檚 deterring people from taking the top job
Friday
1st May 2026
Can 鈥榬adical transparency鈥� boost international school recruitment?
To address the challenge of recruitment and retention in international schools, leaders are now adopting a policy of 鈥榟onest鈥� discussions with candidates even before the interview, finds Emma Seith
The complex story behind rising suspensions in primary schools
Suspensions have risen in primary schools but fallen in secondaries. Here, education leaders tell 糖心Vlog what they think is behind the contrasting trends
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Ofsted is a 鈥榙river of misery鈥�, says new NAHT president
Dave Woods will also tell the union鈥檚 annual conference that education staff are now 鈥榝rontline fighters鈥� against 鈥榙ark forces of hate鈥�
Thursday
16th Apr 2026
Neurodiversity in the teacher workforce: what new data tells us
A quarter of teachers self-identify as neurodivergent, according to new Teacher Tapp research that raises questions about what the sector can do to support these staff, writes Chris Benson
5 ways our trust turned around poor retention - at all career stages
A trust leader reveals the steps it took to boost staff commitment to its schools, including better options for internal promotions and flexible working