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How many teachers do you have leaving this summer?

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Pibplob · 29/06/2018 22:11

We have 5 which I feel is a lot. There are 7 classes (one class intake) but some teachers are job shares (so it’s not like we are only left with 2!) Just wondering if this is a normal amount as it seems a lot to me.

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bobow · 30/06/2018 18:48

None leaving our primary this summer, but 2 jumped ship at Easter. Both have left teaching after around 3/4 years. It's not that people are leaving the school that worries me, staff have always moved around. It's the fact they are leaving teaching that is worrying. I've been at the school a long time, people have always got new jobs, relocated or retired. However in the last 4 years we have had at least one teacher a year leaving the profession, it is not sustainable.

jubbablub · 01/07/2018 07:47

Nobody leaving apart from to go on mat leave.

We have a fantastic head, no huge expectations on paperwork, learning walks/observations are infrequent as we are trusted in our classrooms. Have been here 6 years and not going anywhere soon!!!

Foxyloxy1plus1 · 01/07/2018 17:36

I left my last school four years ago - a two form entry primary. There are only two teachers there now who were there four years ago and some who came after I left have left too. Only one of the TAs is still there.

Didiplanthis · 01/07/2018 20:53

Carnage at our school. No one knows what's going on....

trinity0097 · 01/07/2018 21:14

You need to be concerned if they are leaving for silly reasons, but if it’s sensible ones sometimes schools are unlucky and have a combo of maternity leaves, people giving up to be stay at home parents, promotions, relocations, ill-health.

We have a number of staff leaving our school, one for ill health, one as working full time doesn’t suit her and she just wants a part time pocket money job, one to get experience at another type of school (been with us since nqt) and one for a job closer to home (traffic by us bad!). So looks like a lot, but really all unavoidable!

KingscoteStaff · 01/07/2018 21:31

No one left last year, which was great.

This year, (out of 15) 2 are going on maternity leave, 3 are moving to independent schools and 1 is going travelling (can't bear the 1.5hrs commute).

They are being replaced by 1 coming back off maternity leave, our 2 current student teachers who are fab, 1 experienced teacher and 2 other NQTs.

Strangely, none of them want to teach year 6, so another year of fun for me...

Danceintherain2018 · 01/07/2018 21:31

None leaving but two joining as the school is expanding. None have left for 7 years (which is a good sign in my eyes!)

Ginnotginger · 02/07/2018 02:41

No teachers leaving, in fact one who was on maternity leave is coming back as a senior teacher to act as cover. (several teachers seem to regularly be out at other schools to demonstrate good practice type things).

However 4 very experienced TA's are leaving including the HLTA in Reception. There should have been 2 TA's in reception but 1 was moved to a different class and was not replaced.

PinkAvocado · 02/07/2018 02:51

Not what you asked, but the school that I left a couple of years ago has no full time teachers that were there when I was. In fact I’d only recognise a few faces now and that includes TAs and office staff.

Twillow · 02/07/2018 03:11

jubbablub

We have a fantastic head, no huge expectations on paperwork, learning walks/observations are infrequent as we are trusted in our classrooms...

I think you have put your finger on it. Absolute opposite here, large school, large exodus every year...

OiWhoTookTheGoodNames · 02/07/2018 09:51

Twillow not so sure it's just that. My kids' school (I'm trying to get back into teaching so spend a lot of time in voluntarily at the moment) has incredibly low staff turnover, but the head is very very on the ball in terms of knowing what's going on in her classroom, the books are expected to be immaculate, paperwork is very very tightly regimented and there's not a day goes by where she doesn't find some excuse to pop into classrooms and see what's going on. I think the difference is simply - she's bloody pleasant about it! She'll do a wander around the classes but she chats to the kids, gets hugs off half of them and shown what they're up to - but yep, she's keeping an eye on things too... but there's a human being there and not some Governmentally-ordained automaton monstrosity! That, and the staff are really friendly and mutually supportive towards each other as well which carries them along a lot.

We're a really quite unusual school in that there's still a LOT of parents in helping out in various capacities, it's very much approachable and open-door with concerns, the head's very very visible - on the school gate most mornings and evenings - generally chatting about who's going where on their holidays and who's had a new hair do but also there keeping an eye and for any parental concerns to be brought to her, and a lot of the teaching staff live in the local community (much to DD1's confusion as she's still convinced teachers live in school so seeing them in the local Tesco gets her a bit confused).

Think those heads who can keep a good level of oversight going on but do so in a supportive manner are a dying breed though - my old boss would take planning in for a scrutiny session and you'd get it returned with notes about resources that were in school that you might not have known about (I swear Shergar's hidden behind a curtain no one opens in that place) added to it to help you out for next year!

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