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Cofounder Lindsay spoke to Megan Owens on the Tea and Educake recently about all things flexible working. The podcast series covers a range of topics from EduDate to mental health in teaching. You can listen to the flexible working episode here. 

Flexible Teacher Talent contributed to Kathryn Grice's Teacher Empowerment Project. The online platform provides information for any teachers needing a boost. 

'Be inspired' offers empowering CPD and opportunities to hear other teachers and ex-teachers discuss how they made their careers work for them.

'Wellbeing' explores ways you can improve your current situation, prioritise, value and nurture you. 

'Diversify your income' explores opportunities for you to diversify and introduces you to companies that would like to help you with this. 

'Alternative options' is for those of you who would like to explore other career opportunities and again will introduce you to companies that are actively seeking your talent.

You can access here, including interviews and resources from us. 

Lindsay wrote an article for her alumni magazine for Jesus College, Oxford. It explained the gender pay gap in the education sector and how flexible working can help to reduce it. You can read it here. (pg 22-24)

We Are In Beta is a community for school leaders who are always learning. They are now offering a closed forum for discussion groups and ideas. It is a great place to be in this new virtual landscape - filled with positivity, progress and good people. Check it out here.

Nic Ponsford and her pals have pulled together some wonderful resources to support anyone who has suddenly found themselves running their very own homeschool. Remember to be kind to yourself - it is impossible to work, parent and be a homeschool teacher all at the same time but these resources might help. 

The CoronaCrisis has certainly led to a steep learning curve for many when it comes to teaching online. TeacherToolkit has some great  tips and resources though to help. Check out 46 Ideas: How to Teach Online.

We are in Beta is a podcast promoting examples of positivity  and good practice in the education sector. In an episode focusing on flexible working you can hear Lucy Rose explaining the work of Flexible Teacher Talent and how perceived barriers to flexible working can be overcome.  Listen here. 

We are so pleased to have been part of the advisory group which created these resources to help schools get started with flexible working.

BBC News report on the need for greater flexibility in schools following NFER's research showing that "proactive school leadership is critical to encouraging more part-time and flexible teaching in secondary schools".

As part of their priority is  to ensure teaching remains an attractive and sustainable career, the new DfE strategy has an explicit focus on flexible working.   They intend to launch a high profile "find your job share" website and a competition for Edtech providers to promote and facilitate flexible working.

Read this article in Teach Primary on why flexible working can help the education sector retain effective teachers.