Research has identified flexible and part-time working as being one of the keys to the recruitment and retention crisis in schools. Drawing on her own experience, Amy Benziane considers how schools can – and must – become more family friendly...

For the last few years, I have worked at a school that ensures every member of staff is empowered to facilitate outstanding progress for all students, regardless of whether they are employed to work in the building five days a week or just one.
Our school has just over a quarter of staff working part-time. Not only this, we have a range of policies that enable those who work full-time, but who also happen to be parents, to achieve work/life harmony.

When I came to my current school on interview day I was applying for a full-time key stage 3 coordinator role. I was on maternity leave and needed to find a school closer to home that had staff and student wellbeing at its core.

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