The third #blogsync was a brilliant success. Powered entirely by the word-of-mouth serendipity of twitter, educational bloggers from many parts of the sector collaborated on sharing their perception of the causes of an issue of genuine concern in education: Why do so many of us leave?

To follow is the archive of the blogs and twitter links to their writers.

A full description of the mechanics behind #blogsync and the form you can use to sign up can be found here

#blogsync 3: “Wasted investment? Why do so many teachers leave the profession in the first 5 years?”

  1. Cherrylkd: Why do so many teachers leave the profession?
  2. James McEnaney: Why do so many teachers leave the profession?
  3. Jude Enright: Does partnership offer the inspiration needed in schools?
  4. Tom Sherrington: Are people tired of working in the plantation?
  5. Anonymous: Why I left teaching.
  6. Ben Preston: How can the issue of ‘disillusionment’ be addressed?
  7. Michael Tidd: What might make teachers stay?
  8. Anna Palmer: Why we leave the profession in the first 5 years
  9. Lynne Moore (Superstylynne): “Buffeted by the weather“
  10. Shouldibeateacher: “I ask myself what I would rather do“
  11. Pete Jones: “The stifling accountability bus“
  12. Gwenelope: A Crisis of Faith?
  13. Chris Curtis: A candle in the darkness or a forklift in the library?
  14. Kenny Pieper: The Nigel Hawthorne Effect
  15. Andy Knill: Teaching completes me
  16. Beth Kemp: It’s harder than people realise
  17. Paul Raymond Collins: I’m still here. Will I be in another 3 years?
  18. Specialsciteach: Teachers need to feel trusted
  19. Ben Preston: How can disillusionment be addressed?
  20. Clare Fenwick: “In my experience it is the quiet unassuming schools that often achieve a culture of hard work and respect for others“
  21. Chris Hildrew: “I have never considered leaving the profession“
  22. Charlotte: What would help? More time, more support and more freedom
  23. cavmaths: The problem? “the way people enter the profession“
  24. Mr Milne: Labels and Leavers
  25. Andrew Cowley: Why so many?
  26. The New Teacher: An NQT’s Perspective
  27. Singsunshine: There are easier ways to make a living… and still have a life.
  28. Thatch: I want to make a difference
  29. Joe Kirby: Why isn’t our education system working?