E02 - Who has the hardest job in a school? Who are the happiest teachers? Hear from Teacher Tapp founder and former Schools Week editor Laura McInerney

Too Many Holidays

10-09-2023 • 41 mins

Laura McInerney is a former teacher, Schools Week editor and Guardian education columnist. In 2017 she co-founded Teacher Tapp, the daily survey of more than 10,000 teachers. She once took the education secretary to court - and won.


Teacher Tapp asks three questions every day, helping to build a real picture of school life. The results provide the data teachers need to see the wood for the trees and drive positive change from the ground up.


Laura sits down with Liam to discuss:


00:00 Intro

00:29 What is Teacher Tapp?

04:01 Why is sharing information so important?

05:55 What does Teacher Tapp tell us about working in school?

06:09 Supporting your colleagues and support from leaders

07:39 Pregnancies and bereavements

08:20 Lieu days, gym memberships and free tea and coffee

10:35 Who are the happiest teachers?

11:27 Only 63% of leaders think they will still be there in 3 years…

11:53 Who has the hardest job in school and who are the most unhappy?

12:53 Why are they unhappy?

16:19 What do we know about burnout and compassion fatigue?

17:32 Is school life different in authority-maintained schools, academies and independent schools?

22:45 What do teachers spend their time doing?

25:55 How can we save teachers time?

27:04 How is technology used in the classroom?

29:19 What does the data tell us about the thoughts of students and teachers on the subject of identifying as LBGTQ+?

31:31 There are some small inexpensive things you can do as a leader which make a difference

35:37 What is the best day for a staff meeting?

37:36 When should we have our INSET days?

38:23 Why do we need Teacher Tapp?

40:45 How can people get in touch with Teacher Tapp?



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