9-Day Fortnight: Wellbeing and Challenges
An academy trust's introduction of a 9-day fortnight has led to improved wellbeing and financial savings for teachers, but some staff members have reported feeling overwhelmed by the condensed schedule.
Meanwhile, a research paper by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) found that including perks like additional planning time and healthcare benefits in job adverts can be as attractive to applicants as a 10% salary increase.
- Retention remains a significant issue, with over 1 in 10 teachers leaving within a year of qualifying.
- More than a quarter (27%) of teachers leave within three years.
- Recruitment to initial teacher training has consistently fallen short of government targets.
Retention remains a huge issue for the teacher workforce.
The EEF has published several reports on the impacts of various recruitment and retention strategies.
Author's summary: New schedule improves teacher wellbeing.