Flexible working could be an important factor for teacher recruitment and retention. Here are some tools that the LKMco team use to help us work flexibly. For the past few months we’ve been working with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to investigate factors that will attract and retain teachers in London. At national level, the …
In this episode Iesha talks to Sam Simkins. Sam is a Business Development Intern at Chiltern Learning Trust, where he maintains the social media accounts for the schools within the Trust, helping them to engage with parents and recruit new teachers. Iesha and Sam discuss why people working in education need to be less sceptical of ‘marketing’ and the importance of schools ‘telling their story’. They discuss some of the practical ways in which social media can be used to engage with parents, build school culture and recruit new staff.
At LKMco we care about ensuring all our young people receive a great education. That starts with their teachers. If you are reading this, we know that you feel the same way and we’d love your help with some of our current research. The Greater London Authority has commissioned LKMco to undertake a project to find …
Iesha and Anna discuss 'The Talent Challenge: The looming teacher retention crisis in England’s state schools and what to do about it.'
LKMco welcomes the Department for Education’s announcement today of new teaching internships for undergraduates in their last year at university. The announcement provides an evidence-based response to the finding in LKMco and Pearson’s 2015 report “Why Teach?” that ‘accidental’ entry to the teaching profession was surprisingly common. The report described accidental entries as examples of becoming ‘hooked …
