Back in 2016, research from the National Association of Head Teachers found that 67 per cent of school leaders are aware of senior and experienced staff leaving teaching for reasons other than retirement during the last five years.
Fast forward to 2020 and many anticipate that the impact of Covid-19 and school disruption will further contribute to headteachers and emerging headteachers choosing to leave the profession.
A recent analysis by the Centre for Education and Youth, in partnership with the Headteachers’ Roundtable (Mulcahy, 2020), found that one in four headteachers believe that they are more likely to leave their role in the next year due to the impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on them. Furthermore, 75 per cent of headteachers reported experiencing feelings of burn-out.
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