Moore Teachers

09 Feb Reducing teacher workload is essential to stem the exodus of teachers leaving the profession

Posted at 12:35h in Uncategorised

The recent NEU teacher strikes have further highlighted the pressures that teaching staff are facing. Pay is certainly a driving factor; however, heavy workloads and unsustainable expectations are a significant contributor in teachers’ decisions to leave. A poll by the NEU shows that nearly half of...

02 Feb The importance of mental health and well-being for primary school teachers and staff

Posted at 13:09h in Uncategorised

Moore Teachers are aware of how the mental health of teachers and support staff within schools is important. It’s particularly important for primary school teachers and staff for the following reasons: Formative years: Primary school years are a crucial time in a child's development, and teachers play...

30 Nov Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants – what’s the difference?

Posted at 16:23h in Uncategorised

Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants provide essential classroom support to the children as well as the teacher, and play a vital role within schools. Moore Teachers place many TAs and LSAs within primary schools and they are in high demand. However, there can be some...

29 Apr Flexible Working Within Education

Posted at 09:14h in Uncategorised

The terms flexibility and adaptability within education go hand-in-hand with teaching. As Primary Teachers we are constantly having demands and requests made of us that require the ability to adapt, as a core skill, embedded into our classroom practice and wider school working environment. So entwined...

18 Aug ASD in education – How we support Primary Schools

Posted at 11:07h in Uncategorised

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong development disorder that effects the way a person communicates, relates to other people and how they express themselves. Children with autism experience the world around them differently to other children and need specialised support and understanding to engage with...

25 Nov Agency Exploitation or a Valuable Service?

Posted at 16:41h in Uncategorised

Social media and newspapers are forever talking about the high charges agencies place on schools to cover sickness absences and paint agencies in a bad light. But, is it really exploitation or a lack of understanding? In Hertfordshire there are 646 schools of which 494 are primary schools. The number of...

04 Oct Supporting Primary Supply Teachers – How schools can help ensure an effective day for all

Posted at 14:07h in Education News

As a specialist primary agency working with just primary schools in East Hertfordshire and Epping Forest, we work with many primary supply teachers and primary schools. We are passionate about this being successful for all parties concerned; both teacher and school are happy and learning is...

14 Jun Would sabbaticals boost teacher retention?

Posted at 12:31h in Education News

Teacher retention is a serious issue at every level in the UK. It also comes at a time when attracting new people to the profession is difficult and pupil numbers are rising. The Government needs to come up with a solution quickly that will reduce the...

13 Jun Teacher losses are becoming unsustainab

Posted at 13:35h in Education News

In a recent NEU survey 80% of classroom teachers reported that they had seriously considered leaving the profession in the past year. More worryingly a second poll found that only 50% consider that they will still be working in teaching in 10 years. The statistics indicate...

12 Jun Support staff in schools are doing more overtime

Posted at 13:36h in Education News

The National Education Union (NEU) has taken a close look at the workload that support staff in schools deal with. The results are quite alarming and showcase why so many teaching assistants, administrators and other professionals can struggle. The survey asked 1,700 people for insights into their...