Vitae Education https://vitae-education.co.uk/ Insight and training for UK teachers and schools en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:23:55 GMT Cover Is Not a Blank Page: Why Handover Belongs in School Improvement https://vitae-education.co.uk/cover-handover-school-improvement-supply-teachers/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/cover-handover-school-improvement-supply-teachers/ Too many supply and cover lessons still begin with a blank desk, a vague instruction and a class left to infer the routines. A concise handover is not administrative padding; it is a practical safeguard for learning, behaviour and teacher workload. Vitae Education School Improvement Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:29:13 GMT The CPD Audit That Pays Its Way: A 90-Minute Review for School Leaders https://vitae-education.co.uk/cpd-audit-90-minute-review-school-leaders/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/cpd-audit-90-minute-review-school-leaders/ A CPD audit can feel like another compliance task, but a tightly scoped 90-minute review can show leaders where training has changed classroom practice and where it has merely filled a log. This practical process helps schools spot gaps, reduce wasted effort and sharpen the remainder of the 2026-27 programme without adding to staff workload. Vitae Education Workload & Wellbeing Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:29:13 GMT The Minutes AI Gives Back: Are Schools Spending Them on Better Curriculum Thinking? https://vitae-education.co.uk/minutes-ai-gives-back-curriculum-thinking-audit/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/minutes-ai-gives-back-curriculum-thinking-audit/ Generative AI is now a routine planning tool in many UK schools, but saved time is not automatically reinvested in professional judgement. This article offers a practical audit and three department protocols for keeping teacher thinking central. Vitae Education Workload & Wellbeing Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:28:41 GMT When Experience Meets Stagnation: Four Development Routes for Teachers Who Want to Stay in Class https://vitae-education.co.uk/experience-meets-stagnation-four-routes-classroom-teachers/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/experience-meets-stagnation-four-routes-classroom-teachers/ Mid-career teachers often do not need a new school or a move into leadership; they need a credible route that keeps classroom practice at the centre. This article sets out four options, the questions that test fit, and what senior leaders must do to make them visible. Vitae Education Careers & Mentoring Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:28:41 GMT Before the Resignation Letter: Rethinking Retention Conversations in Schools https://vitae-education.co.uk/before-resignation-letter-retention-conversations-schools/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/before-resignation-letter-retention-conversations-schools/ Exit interviews arrive too late to keep good teachers. This article sets out how school leaders can use short, regular stay conversations to surface dissatisfaction early, ask better questions and act on what they hear without turning retention into another compliance exercise. Vitae Education Careers & Mentoring Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:30:50 GMT Twenty Minutes, One Change: A Department Meeting That Turns Classroom Evidence into Action https://vitae-education.co.uk/twenty-minutes-one-change-department-meeting-classroom-evidence/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/twenty-minutes-one-change-department-meeting-classroom-evidence/ Department meetings can easily become a tour of opinions. This low-bureaucracy format uses a short evidence snapshot and a strict twenty-minute agenda to agree one realistic change that improves pupil learning without adding to teachers' workload. Vitae Education Workload & Wellbeing Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:30:50 GMT Five Minutes, One Page: A Monday Morning Routine That Protects a Teacher's Week https://vitae-education.co.uk/five-minutes-one-page-monday-routine-teachers/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/five-minutes-one-page-monday-routine-teachers/ Monday morning is rarely the problem itself; it is simply the moment the problem becomes visible. This practical guide sets out a five-minute routine that reduces early-week decision fatigue, protects planning time and asks nothing more of teachers who are already at capacity. Vitae Education Workload & Wellbeing Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:30:46 GMT Beyond the Care Package: What Early-Career Teachers Need From Mentors to Stay https://vitae-education.co.uk/mentoring-early-career-teachers-retention-2026/ https://vitae-education.co.uk/mentoring-early-career-teachers-retention-2026/ Retention is not won at a conference or with a wellbeing hamper; it is won in ordinary Tuesday afternoon conversations. This piece examines the small, practical mentoring moves that keep early-career teachers in the profession, with scripts, a short framework and CPD takeaways for schools. Vitae Education Careers & Mentoring Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:30:46 GMT