1. 1. IPSEF: What Matters Most What Matters Most: A review of teacher trends and requirements in international education By Simon Dweck, Head of International School Services, Capita Education Resourcing What Matters Most: A review of teacher trends and requirements in international education By Simon Dweck Head of International School Services Capita Education Resourcing
2. 2. IPSEF: What Matters Most What drives someone to become a teacher? 20% Long holidays Source Association of Teachers and Lecturers 57% Job variety 75% To make a difference 80% Enjoy working with children
3. 3. IPSEF: What Matters Most Reasons teachers want to leave the UK 76% Heavy workloads Source Association of Teachers and Lecturers 53% No time to reflect on their practice 75% Too much report writing Teacher bashing in the press Constant changes
4. 4. IPSEF: What Matters Most What improves the work-life balance? Less work to do in the evenings Less unnecessary paperwork More Planning Preparation Assessment (PPA) Smaller classes Less pressure on inspection visits (HMIE and Ofsted etc) Reduction of reporting demands No more education changes e.g. curriculum More opportunities to collaborate with colleges More use of TAs / classroom assistants Fewer school related activities outside working hours
5. 5. IPSEF: What Matters Most So why do teachers want to teach abroad?
6. 6. IPSEF: What Matters Most My romantic view The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe to be great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you havent found it yet keep looking. Dont settle. As with all matters of the heart, you will know when you find it. - Steve jobs
7. 7. IPSEF: What Matters Most Dale Coxs PhD review and the number one answer is External work conditions Professional satisfaction Personal well-being Compensation Career advancement
8. 8. IPSEF: What Matters Most The relationship with the school leader How autonomous the individual would be over work and the classroom How much influence they had over school policy Recognition of good work How manageable the workload would be
9. 9. IPSEF: What Matters Most International School Review 1. Teachers have the right to accurate information 2. Teachers have the right to ethical contract practices 3. Teachers have the right to work in a safe, supportive environment 4. Teachers have the right to participate in a school-staff association 5. Teachers have the right to assistance with transition into the host country 6. Teachers have the right to a transparent and impartial evaluation process
10. 10. IPSEF: What Matters Most Our research: What our teachers said (UK based) Relationship with school leader Culture & experienceGeneral work benefits
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12. 12. IPSEF: What Matters Most What do the experts say? Rainer Strack s TED Talk The surprising workforce crisis of 2030 and how to start solving it now
13. 13. IPSEF: What Matters Most Current market (201X) In ten years time. Recruitment quantity By 2024 Recruiting 750,000 Please fill in as desired Recruiting XXX,XXX
14. 14. IPSEF: What Matters Most The future Every company, but also every country, needs a people strategy, and to act on it immediately, and such a people strategy consists of four parts. Number one, a plan for how to forecast supply and demand for different jobs and different skills. Workforce planning will become more important than financial planning. Two, a plan for how to attract great people: generation Y, women, but also retirees. Three, a plan for how to educate and up-skill them. There's a huge up-skilling challenge ahead of us. And four, for how to retain the best people, or in other words, how to realize an appreciation and relationship culture.