Pastures new?

5 March 2009—Last week marked the official resignation dates for schools. As ever, the preceding three weeks brought an upsurge in enquiries to our Contact Centre about issues related to retirement, resignation, leaving the profession and finding a new job. Continue Reading

New practical guides now available

6 November 2008—Our practical guides gather together key information, making it easy to find out all you need to know on a particular subject. Our latest practical guide focuses on finding the right job for you. Continue Reading

Career-long development is vital to improve leadership recruitment

29 May 2008—Teacher Support Network believes it is vital that in order to enable teachers to move into more senior roles, schools must provide them with the opportunity to develop themselves both personally and professionally throughout their careers. Continue Reading

Career-long development is vital to improve leadership recruitment

25 May 2008—

In response to Education Data Surveys’ 22nd Annual Survey of Senior
Staff Appointments in Schools in England and Wales, which highlights
the growing difficulties many schools face in recruiting teachers to
leadership posts, Patrick Nash, Chief Executive of Teacher Support Network, said: “Teacher Support Network believes it is vital that in order to
enable teachers to move into more senior roles, schools must provide
them with the opportunity to develop themselves both personally and
professionally throughout their careers."

Career-long development to create headteachers of the future

23 May 2008—Speaking at today’s Westminster Education Forum on Headteachers of the Future, Patrick Nash,
Chief Executive of Teacher Support Network, focused on the issue of
providing career-long professional and personal development for
teachers to give them the skills and motivation to become the
headteachers of tomorrow. Continue Reading

Three out of five teachers and lecturers would quit over workplace bullying

16 May 2008—Bullying at work could force 60 per cent of teachers and lecturers to
leave their jobs. Respondents to a survey by Teacher Support Network
revealed that 47
per cent would consider quitting because of bullying by management, a
further 12 per cent due to bullying by colleagues and one per cent by
mentors or governors. Continue Reading

TDA’s drive to recruit more male primary school teachers

15 May 2008—In response to a new drive by the Training and Development Agency
(TDA) for men to train as primary school teachers, Patrick Nash,
Teacher Support Network’s Chief Executive, said: "Teacher Support Network welcomes the implementation of the male
primary school advisory panel, which aims to attract more men into
primary teaching." Continue Reading