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More on TLRs, revision sessions PLUS optimism for the summer term

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Teacher Tapp Blog 1d ago General
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Hey there Tappers! The final half term of 2025/26 academic year has begun! This is the half-term when there are transition days, sports day, and external exams, and end-of-term dinners, and goodbye speeches, and new starter inductions, and…
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United Kingdom

Previous lives, late meetings, and are things getting better?

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 7d ago wellbeing
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Hey there Tappers! It’s half term for almost all of you this week – and boy, isn’t it a scorcher! With record May temperatures, we hope you’re staying cool and enjoying it while it lasts! 🙏 Don’t forget, we’re continuing to run a prize…
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United Kingdom

KS2 Sats special, plus screen time and inappropriate comments

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 16d ago wellbeing
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Hey there Tappers It’s the final run-up to the half-term, but things are still super busy: SATs are over, but preparation for the writing moderation has begun, and GCSEs, A-levels and other external exams continue. The good news is that we…
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United Kingdom

AI cheats, teacher politics, upsetting emails PLUS mobile phone tracker

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Teacher Tapp Blog 22d ago higher-ed
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Hey there Tappers Bad news – this week has FIVE days in it. Good news – this month has a half-term in it! If your PPA was skipped because of the Bank Holiday last week, whether or not you had that time made up depends really on whether…
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United Kingdom

Teacher social media content creators, tattoos, Ofsted, and redundancies

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Teacher Tapp Blog 28d ago policy
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Hey there Tappers We hope the Bank Holiday gave you a chance to unwind – 44% of you saw family and friends – but we can’t NOT mention the fact 40% also spent the day doing school work 😢. This is the tough part of teaching that those…
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United Kingdom

Teacher Tapp May Prize Draw!

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Teacher Tapp Blog 34d ago General
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Prize Draw Overview You are the most important part of Teacher Tapp, and we want to say thank you for your valuable contribution. Between 1 May 2026 and 31 May 2026 , everyone who answers questions on Teacher Tapp, will be entered into the…
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United Kingdom

ECTs – how did Spring term 2026 go?

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Teacher Tapp Blog 35d ago wellbeing
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Well done, ECTs! The Summer term has begun! Our tracking has continued here at Teacher Tapp, and we have more insights to share with you. You can read our first blog here . Now, let’s take a look at how Spring term 2026 went for ECTs… 1.…
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United Kingdom

Attendance awards, sex education plus the return of the behaviour tracker 📉

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Teacher Tapp Blog 36d ago research
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Hey there Tappers Judging by the messages from Tappers in our inbox, this is the busiest term of the year! So many of you have been writing in to request data for presentations and staff CPD, and we’re always thrilled to help. If you’d…
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United Kingdom

AI for planning, leadership gaps PLUS TAs

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 43d ago wellbeing
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Hey there Tappers We’re all back at work now…The summer term has begun! The good news is that only 2% of Tappers predicted April would be the hardest month, though perhaps that’s a decision some are reconsidering now. Among primary…
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United Kingdom

Teacher Recruitment and Retention in 2026

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Teacher Tapp Blog 49d ago policy
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If your staffroom feels a bit quieter on the recruitment front this year, you’re not imagining it. Job ads for secondary teaching posts are at their lowest level in nine years of data — down 32% on last year and 46% below pre-pandemic…
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United Kingdom

Students with caring responsibilities

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Teacher Tapp Blog 50d ago wellbeing
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This week, Teacher Tapp stats have been used in a BBC Radio Four programme, File On 4 Investigates: Are white working-class girls falling behind? The BBC asked Teacher Tapp to help investigate. We asked senior leaders about the caring…
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United Kingdom

Booster classes, top podcasts and term time holidays

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 51d ago wellbeing
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Big news for edu podcast fans – we have compiled our very own Teacher Tapp Podcast Chart 2026 Primary teachers 🥇 Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast) 🥈 Teach, Sleep, Repeat 🥉 Thinking Deeply about Primary Education…
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United Kingdom

Neurodivergent teachers, cheating with AI, devices in schools

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Teacher Tapp Blog 56d ago General
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! We hope you had a lovely Easter weekend – our numbers tell us… 🐣 Most of the Easter egg hunts took place in the South West. 🍫 North West was were the chocolate eating was most likely to happen. 👨‍🍳 🥘…
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United Kingdom

Neurodivergent teachers, cheating with AI, devices in schools

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 56d ago wellbeing
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! We hope you had a lovely Easter weekend – our numbers tell us… 🐣 Most of the Easter egg hunts took place in the South West. 🍫 North West was were the chocolate eating was most likely to happen. 👨‍🍳 🥘…
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United Kingdom

TLR payments, trips and time on the phone

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Teacher Tapp Blog 67d ago General
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of teachers in London, East of England, South…
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United Kingdom

TLR payments, trips and time on the phone

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 67d ago wellbeing
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of teachers in London, East of England, South…
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United Kingdom

TappIt – ups and downs

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Teacher Tapp Blog 71d ago wellbeing
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Think you know schools? Try our NEW Teacher Tapp quiz! The post TappIt – ups and downs appeared first on Teacher Tapp .
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United Kingdom

Teachers and medical appointments, TOIL trips and negotiating pay…

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Teacher Tapp Blog 72d ago General
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of teachers in London, East of England, South…
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United Kingdom

Teachers and medical appointments, TOIL trips and negotiating pay…

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 72d ago wellbeing
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Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Easter holiday is on the horizon for many of you now, but exactly how long you have to wait before your break begins varies around the country. For the vast majority of teachers in London, East of England, South…
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United Kingdom

Teacher Tapp April referrals

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Teacher Tapp Blog 75d ago edtech
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Referral Incentive Terms and Conditions Overview Thank you for being part of Teacher Tapp. To say thank you for helping us grow, we are rewarding you for inviting new teachers to join the app. Between 13 April 2026 and 30 April 2026, you…
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United Kingdom

Teachers managing teachers: Perceptions of line managers and the pay scale

wellbeing
Teacher Tapp Blog 76d ago wellbeing
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Training on how to teach gets plenty of attention in teacher training, but what about how to manage teachers? This is often overlooked, and to the detriment of teacher wellbeing. In our first blog on managing teachers, we looked at line…
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