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As part of the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy (published in January 2019), the Department for Education (DfE) will support schools to implement flexible working options, including developing practical resources for schools.
DfE has had positive feedback on its flexible working guidance (2017). However schools have told the department that they would welcome step-by-step guidance, practical support and signposting to good practice examples to help them start or improve their offer. DfE is therefore looking to Employer Link subscribers to help, to inform the development of resources.
If you would be happy to share your good practice, please send it to flexibleworking.resources@education.gov.uk by 23 April 2019.
DfE would also be keen to hear your views on which of these resources would be most useful for school leaders and/or HR professionals and why.
DfE is aware this request is over the course of Easter holidays and is therefore particularly grateful for your help!
Examples of resources could include:
‘How-to’ guides:
- Case studies of how schools have implemented different flexible working options
- Example job specifications
- Guidance on timetabling
- Guidance for teachers on their entitlements to flexible work and how to request it
Policies/documentation on:
- Requesting and responding to requests for flexible working (e.g. part-time work, job-shares, personal days, flexitime, staggered or compressed hours, phased retirement, split roles, split shifts, sabbaticals, career breaks)
- Flexible working
- Related policies upon which flexible working may impact (e.g. meetings, attendance, progression / management or leadership; safeguarding and pastoral support; and induction for flexible early career teachers)
Promotional materials:
- Used to engage parents or governors on flexible work and its benefits
Supporting evidence on the impact (positive/negative) of flexible working on:
- School budgets / finances
- Teacher performance
- Teacher wellbeing (e.g. from staff surveys)
- Pupil outcomes
If you would prefer to share information via Employer Link, or have any initial questions/comments please do get in touch via info@employerlink.co.uk. Also, if you do share information directly with DfE, please copy us into your email, so we can see whether our subscribers are helping to shape the guidance.
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