Allegedly it is quite normal for a
large proportion of staff to leave a school when a new head takes over. I often
heard this before I started writing this blog three years ago. There may be
some truth in it.
But what if staff turnover stays high? What
if this churn of staff keeps on going?
Nine class teachers of 16 left my
previous school throughout the 2022-2023 academic year – 60% of the teaching
staff. Of the 6 who remain: 2 have become assistant heads. I guess, good for
them! I do not know most of the others as they were not in situ when I was
teaching there. Two other long-standing members of
staff have also left - I do not have any details about their reasons.
And it seems that many of the people
who have left the school seem to have left under a cloud. This isn’t publicly available information as the figures above are, but you might have
read a previous post in which one of those teaching staff who left the school detailed
the awful experiences with the head that made her decide to quit teaching
altogether.
I’m incredulous that the council and
board of governors continue to accept this situation as normal.
I am still saddened and shocked that
people still can’t seem to address the issue: the one person who is behind all this mess and
pain.
What will it take to break this pattern of institutionalised bullying and mismanagement?
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