It is January and a new term is upon us. As the autumn term drew towards its conclusion, the excitement of Christmas was tempered by the sheer exhaustion of the people that make our schools tick.
Now it is January and a new year stretches ahead of us. This time of year can be very challenging for teachers – the dark mornings and evenings on our way to and from work, combined with the hangover of the longest and most arduous school term can mean that many of us are dragging ourselves along with our batteries almost on empty.
Teacher workload has been a hot topic of conversation in education in recent months and we feel the strain the most in the long winter months. Workload in schools has always been an issue but in recent years it appears we have reached a tipping point as the profession teeters on the brink of a recruitment and retention crisis.
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