Dealing with COVID-19 Staff Shortages in Schools by @TeacherToolkit
Channel: @TeacherToolkit
Date: 2022-01-25

How do you make sure that learning is still happening when there are fewer teachers to do the teaching? 

Like many schools across the country, St. Bede’s RC Primary School has been hit with staff shortages and attendance issues because of the ongoing pandemic.

This has led to a variety of issues in and out of the classroom, whether it be widened learning gaps, upcoming SATs dread or a feeling of isolation from the wider teaching community. But time and time again, staff shortages leave teachers asking the burning question: “How do you make sure that learning is still happening when there are fewer teachers to do the teaching?”

In this webinar Sam Keys, Deputy Headteacher at St. Bede’s, and Alicia Shaw from the SHINE Learning Trust, tell us how they are coping with the staff shortages in the current climate...

Any questions, email Support@TeacherToolkit.co.uk 

To find out more about LbQ, visit: https://www.lbq.org/sats

To find out more about St Bede's RC Primary School, visit: https://www.stbedes.newcastle.sch.uk/web/home/127033

To learn more about SHINE Trust, visit: https://shinetrust.org.uk/ 

Questions I pose include:
What is the situation at St. Bede’s and how would that reflect the national struggles for schools?
How would you say the staffing issues across the national picture are affecting disadvantaged children?
How have you coped with staff shortages?
What has pupil attendance been like and how are you making sure that they are still accessing the learning?
How does LbQ compare as a resource in the current climate in terms of cost and practicality?
How are you preparing for the SATs, and has this affected your ability to teach the curriculum that you’re supposed to?
Cost is always going to be a factor when it comes to tablets and resources, but LbQ are working on a project with SHINE that can lessen the cost. Could you tell us some more about that?