The power of a thank you
Like all key workers, this year teachers deserve a special thank you. Today, on national Thank a Teacher Day, Natasha and David share what it feels like to be thanked as a teacher.
David Lowbridge-Ellis
David Lowbridge-Ellis is the Deputy Headteacher of Barr Beacon School in Walsall.
How did we reduce staff turnover? By reducing staff workload
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Lynsey Draycott and David Lowbridge-Ellis, Posted on:
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Reducing teacher workload, Teacher wellbeing
Barr Beacon School in Walsall have been on a workload journey which has taken them from high staff turnover to hugely improved staff retention.
‘Mark however you think best’: A year in the life of a meaningful, manageable and motivating marking policy change
September 2017 Like many other schools around the country, we at Barr Beacon School found marking in a way that felt thorough and yet was not overly time consuming to be a significant challenge. A year ago, we reduced our …