'High staff turnover' at award-winning Preston primary school sparks union warning
Unions representing teachers and support workers at a Preston primary school rated “outstanding” by inspectors – and which has also won a slew of education awards – have raised concerns over what they claim is an “unusually high” turnover of staff.
In seeking to verify the assertion made by the NEU and UNISON, the LDRS used an internet archive service to compare the school’s “Who’s Who” page of staff members from late July 2021, with the same section as it appears now.Of the eight individuals listed as teachers across the nursery, reception and year 1-6 classes 18 months ago, only one – the now deputy headteacher – remains on the page today.
The two unions have made no specific claims about the reasons for the staff turnover rate, focussing instead on what they regard as its potential consequences. “Other schools in the area do not have anything like the same turnover, but senior leaders and some on the governing body at Eldon seem unprepared to face up to the issues at the school and work with staff and their representatives in addressing them.
“It’s critical that pupils at Eldon Primary are given the opportunity to get the best education. With so many staff leaving, the opportunities to build relationships with pupils and support learning are being denied.
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