Early leadership courses spoke of “maintaining a work-life balance.” I really did not “get” the concept. Balance was not observed and reflectively, as a consequence I am not sure I ever took my foot off the pedal. Therefore, I am not confident that I ever hit the peak performance, the type of performance achieved following tapered training. This equally applies to workload balance during the school day. How many industries would accept a fractured lunch-break or scoffing a sandwich whilst on duty?
Excessive workload remains a very real concern. Talent drain, weak recruitment and poor retention the obvious markers, however you could survey the number of schools with Easter revision programmes or reflect on the support for #teacher5aday if you seek further confirmation. I perceive it as more an issue of culture and expectation, than merely addressing the level of detail, duplication or bureaucracy in the profession.
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