Putting Staff First
Putting Staff First If we do not ensure, first and foremost, that our teachers are feeling physically and mentally well, they cannot be their best for their students. 'Students first' is a misplaced…
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Putting Staff First
If we do not ensure, first and foremost, that our teachers are feeling physically and mentally well, they cannot be their best for their students. 'Students first' is a misplaced sentiment: the best thing for students is a happy, healthy, motivated, well-trained, expert staff. Consequently, a school which does not prioritize staff wellbeing is disadvantaging its own students.
Whilst it is easy to say that schools would not exist if it were not for the students, the glib converse is that without truly great school staff, the students would not be taught. By putting staff first you are providing for students the one thing which will help them make good progress in their learning: truly great teaching. What we need - as recruiting subject specialist teachers, school leaders and specialist support staff becomes increasingly difficult - is a revolution in how we treat our school staff. We