The difficulties schools are having in recruiting teachers continue to dominate the headlines. The DfE wants us to consider the option of flexible working. Just how might this work?

At the Association of School and College Leaders’ annual conference in March, education secretary Justine Greening indicated that there will be a summit on flexible working in the teaching profession, “to agree how to get a step-change in the classroom and in schools to see flexible working become the norm”.

In her speech she referred to the advantage of taking this approach if school leaders want to recruit and retain good teachers.

She said: “Flexible working won’t be the whole answer to recruitment and retention – there is no silver bullet – but it’s definitely a part of it and many schools are already demonstrating what’s possible.”

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