Rest matters, but it cannot indefinitely compensate for working conditions that repeatedly deplete staff.
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A teacher described always having to be ready for an inspection as ‘intolerable’.
Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.
In 2025, nearly half of school leaders reported being subjected to physical violence. Almost 54% experienced threats of violence.
The proposal by the Scottish government does not reduce teachers’ overall hours but redistributes them.
Teachers can create supportive, optimal learning environments through a nuanced use of voice in the classroom.
Australian teachers are also reporting high rates of AI use in their work, according to the OECD’s latest Teaching and Learning International Survey.
In a study of 57 Australian teachers, many shared emotionally-charged accounts of being put in impossible situations at work.
Parents want external measures of a school – but also to get to know what it is like.
Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.
There are two specific areas where we believe the new proposals have particularly failed: inspector conduct and inspection accountability.
Our study found that a significant amount of teachers’ lesson time is spent on low-level and serious behaviour interruptions.
A significant part of teaching involves providing emotional support to students. But with many young people facing mental health and trauma issues, teachers are reporting compassion fatigue.
Submissions made to the Education Committee detail bullying behaviour and unprofessionalism.
Schools will no longer get a headline grade of outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate.
Our research on school students’ sexist behaviour towards teachers shows some school leaders, colleagues and parents are downplaying harassment and abuse.
What the new Labour government really needs to tackle is ways to stop trained teachers quitting.
Our ongoing research has found sexism, sexual harassment and misogyny are rife in Australian schools. The federal government needs to lead a national campaign against this.
Since February, researchers have been surveying South Australian teachers about sexist views among their students.
A new study reveals the extent of the COVID pandemic’s effect on headteachers, including high workloads, stress and exhaustion.
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Associate Professor of Education Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Fellow in Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology, Australian Catholic University
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Co-Director of DCU CREATE (Centre for Collaborative Research Across Teacher Education), Lecturer in Education, Dublin City University
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Professor of Education Research, School of Education, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer (Curriculum & Pedagogy – Educational Psychology & Wellbeing)., University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Education, Adelaide University
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Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer & Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Course Coordinator, Curtin University
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Digital Policy, Swansea University