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Warning over England's 'teacher brain drain'
« on: February 26, 2016, 08:22:22 AM »
Could it be that we are now finding out what many other nations are suffering as a result of our own trawling of their professionals?  Think about the huge number of non-Brits we have working in our health, eucation and other professions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35660457
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Re: Warning over England's 'teacher brain drain'
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2016, 09:15:39 AM »
Could it be that we are now finding out what many other nations are suffering as a result of our own trawling of their professionals?  Think about the huge number of non-Brits we have working in our health, eucation and other professions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35660457

I think successive governments have managed to make teaching one of the most stressful/overworked/undervalued professions there is - so no big surprise that they are having  retention/recruitment problems.
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Re: Warning over England's 'teacher brain drain'
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2016, 06:07:15 PM »
I think successive governments have managed to make teaching one of the most stressful/overworked/undervalued professions there is - so no big surprise that they are having  retention/recruitment problems.
Govested are so institutionally disparaging of teachers that Wilshaw can't help himself.

The talent has gone abroad he said, unavoidingly, suggesting that the talentless remain.

Wanting a breed of Stepford teachers they have ended up with few teachers.

The moment that bloke Woodhead shifted responsibility for exam results from pupils to teachers the game was up for education.

In my view they are either giving verdicts to justify Govesteds existence or they haven't had any effect because every school should be excellent by now.

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Re: Warning over England's 'teacher brain drain'
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2016, 10:39:35 PM »
Govested are so institutionally disparaging of teachers that Wilshaw can't help himself.

The talent has gone abroad he said, unavoidingly, suggesting that the talentless remain.

Wanting a breed of Stepford teachers they have ended up with few teachers.

The moment that bloke Woodhead shifted responsibility for exam results from pupils to teachers the game was up for education.

In my view they are either giving verdicts to justify Govesteds existence or they haven't had any effect because every school should be excellent by now.
Its a bit daft to blame Govested, since the concept didn't even exist at the point in time that the education system began its downhill slide - the mid-to late-70s.
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