Study warns of ‘shocking waste of talent’ and calls for improved childcare to encourage female teachers back to classrooms after maternity leave
Schools need to embrace flexible working and offer benefits to stay the “shocking waste of talent” that sees women dropping out of teaching permanently after maternity leave,according to a main education thinktank.
Jonathan Simons, author of a paper to be published before the Association of School and College Leaders’ conference, and said schools in England “cannot afford to keep losing this many smart women” given the shortages of qualified teachers.
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Source: theguardian.com