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<strong>2021</strong>, 43% of teachers were experiencing<br />
all four of the main symptoms of burnout.<br />
It’s hardly surprising that teachers<br />
struggled, considering the additional<br />
pressures they were under. Geoff Barton,<br />
General Secretary of the Association of<br />
School and College Leaders, commented,<br />
“Our teachers have had to rapidly adapt<br />
to changing circumstances on many<br />
occasions. They have: rapidly become<br />
experts in delivering remote learning; run<br />
on-site provision for the children of key<br />
workers and vulnerable children during<br />
lockdowns; managed complex Covid safety<br />
measures; set up testing stations to enable<br />
pupils to return to classrooms; and, most<br />
recently, taken responsibility for assessing<br />
students following the cancellation of public exams.”<br />
It may take years before we understand the long-term<br />
effects of the pandemic on children. However, there is a<br />
sense of optimism in the education sector. Both pupils<br />
and teachers experienced a much more normal return to<br />
school this year. Extra-curricular clubs have restarted and<br />
children have more freedom to socialise again.<br />
As Laura Castree explains, “It has been apparent that<br />
some pupils fared better than others during lockdowns,<br />
but it was wonderful to see them back in the classroom,<br />
and actually the majority returned with a new and<br />
positive attitude towards school and their teachers that<br />
endured throughout the year and made the catch-up<br />
process much easier.”<br />
Could you be one of tomorrow’s<br />
outstanding teachers?<br />
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Please email enquiries@wcpsd.uk to<br />
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Individuals who have<br />
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Provider code 2A4 Primary course code (Age 5-11) 2XT7 EYFS course code (Age 3-7) AP55
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