At a time when the teaching profession is facing the worst teacher recruitment and retention crisis since the Second World War, you would think that employers would be making every effort to retain teachers, particularly older more experienced teachers who make such a vital contribution. However, this is not the case.
The reality for many older, more experienced teachers is that far from being nurtured and celebrated, they are facing age discrimination, which manifests itself in a variety of behaviours – from overt age discrimination to bullying and harassment through increased observation and scrutiny, disproportionate application of capability procedures, pressure to take on additional unpaid responsibilities, and denial of access to CPD.
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