i can t see us getting through sort of this term without any more class closures. i think the worst bit for me is coming into a new class, like, every day and just trying to get to grips with how each child is. so, it hasn t fully gone hard, . but you can see the difference. we have agency staff in here now and she is a nice teacher, and once you get to know the person, they re. it s nice to hear their story, from where they come from, what other school they might have come from. meanwhile, back at aspire people recruitment, retired headteacher paul mcintyre, and former teacher neelam raju have come in to talk to staff. so what sort of thing are you.are you sort of looking at? the agency signing up retired teachers. it follows an appeal from the government to help deal with staff absences. neelam is keen to get started. i think more so, it was really to help and to support my colleagues and reallyjust make.make a difference. i think once you re in a classroom, i think it sjust a bit of
out there and teaching assistants out there. if you are a head teacher calling us at seven o clock, you are going to struggle. and that is just the reality we are faced with. this is mayfield school in birmingham. staffing is in crisis because of covid. all the children here have special educational needs. every class has at least i would say two or three agency members of staff. we have had to shut classrooms. the young people have got very complex medical needs, very complex learning presentations and styles. so you can tjust find an agency memberjust to cover them. that has a massive impact on the young person. i can t see us getting through this term without any more class closures. i think the worst bit for me is coming into a new class every day and just trying to get to grips with how each child is. we have an agency staff in here now, and she is a nice teacher and once you get to know the person, it s nice to hear their story