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

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

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

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

IPSEF: What Matters Most

So why do teachers want to teach abroad?

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 haven’t found it yet keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you will know when you find it.”

- Steve jobs

IPSEF: What Matters Most

Dale Cox’s PhD review

and the number one answer is…

External work conditions

Professional satisfaction

Personal well-being

Compensation

Career advancement

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

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

IPSEF: What Matters Most

Our research: What our teachers said (UK based)

Relationship with school leader

Culture & experienceGeneral work

benefits

IPSEF: What Matters Most

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

IPSEF: What Matters Most

Current market (201X)

In ten years time….

Recruitment quantity

By 2024

Recruiting

750,000

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Recruiting

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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.