New survey shows rising workload concerns and a sharp drop in confidence of school staff during COVID-19. So what can schools do to help?

In this article Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith, Associate Lecturer at The Open University for Master of Education, Professional Doctorate and BEd Education Studies programmes, examines some of the key challenges that schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) face in relation to staff retention and development and how the OU can help address this.

With the Covid-19 crisis shifting work patterns to online delivery, the same may become true for schooling. In the event that there will be an immediate switch from school, face to face learning to an online learning environment, it may be necessary to be ready for this in exceptional circumstances. 

In response to the learning curve presented by 2020, Stephen Cox applies his own experience within the healthcare industry to the education sector in order to make sense of the future.