Creating digital strategies is essential to attract and support graduates in the teaching profession.
Providing practical guidance and emotional support to early career teachers is crucial for their retention and success in the education sector.
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Creating Digital Strategies for Schools
The podcast episode explores the importance of creating digital strategies for schools. The speaker, Chantal Dostantos from eTeach, discusses the need for these strategies to attract and support graduates in the teaching profession. She highlights the role of eTeach in revolutionizing the recruitment process for teachers by providing streamlined applications and online interviews. Chantal also emphasizes the importance of supporting early career teachers (ECTs) through their induction period and beyond. This conversation underscores the significance of personalized learning, community, and passion in the field of education.
Supporting Teachers in Recruitment and Retention
The podcast delves into the challenges faced by teachers in terms of recruitment and retention. It highlights the need for more support systems and resources for teachers, especially during their early years in the profession. Chantal talks about the initiatives taken by eTeach to address this issue, such as providing webinars, podcasts, and a Facebook community for early career teachers. The focus is on offering both practical guidance and emotional support to teachers, helping them navigate various aspects of their job, from classroom management to dealing with parents. The goal is to create a positive and supportive environment for teachers to thrive and stay in the education sector.
Ensuring Work-Life Balance and Flexibility for Teachers
The podcast acknowledges the importance of work-life balance and flexibility for teachers. It discusses how the teaching profession has been slow to adapt to these principles compared to other industries. Chantal highlights the need to address factors like flexible working hours, reduced workloads, and affordable childcare to support teachers and their well-being. The conversation mentions the challenges faced by teachers in managing their personal lives alongside their teaching responsibilities. It also emphasizes the efforts made by multi-academy trusts in offering creative solutions to provide teachers with the desired flexibility, ultimately aiming to attract and retain teachers.
The Power of Resilience and Building Relationships
The podcast emphasizes the importance of resilience for teachers. It highlights how teachers often place high expectations on themselves, striving for perfection and aiming to please others. The conversation emphasizes that resilience can be nurtured through inspiring relationships and support from others, both within and outside the teaching profession. Chantal reflects on her own experience, recalling the impact of teachers who knew and understood her personally, and encourages teachers to build strong relationships with their students. The discussion also mentions the book 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle as a resource that promotes spiritual awareness and living in the present moment, which can aid in developing resilience and a sense of completeness.
Chantal was a teacher for the past 17 years. Starting off in Primary education in the beginning of her career, then moving on to teaching maths and science. She has taught in South Africa, America and the UK.
She was then Head of Science for a few years before becoming the Head of the Upper School at an independent boy’s prep school. Chantal heads up the ECT side of Eteach; looking at how we can attract graduates and then how we can work on supporting them throughout their 2-year induction period and ultimately supporting and guiding ECTs to retain them in the education sector.
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Watch Mark Taylor interview Al Kingsley about 'Creating Digital Strategies for Schools' as part of the Primary Education Summit 2023 - Visions for the Future - presented by National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)
https://www.educationonfire.com/creating-digital-strategies-for-schools/
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